There seems to be a clear contradiction between two chapters of the Old Testament. In 2 Samuel chapter 24, it says that King David paid Araunah 50 shekels of silver for his land, while in 1 Chronicles chapter 24, King David gave Araunah 600 shekels of gold. These are two very different amounts of money! The sequence of events presented in 2 Samuel 24…

King David ordered a census to be done of the people in Israel and Judah. God’s anger burned against him and decided to punish him for it. Surprisingly, God gave David three scenarios to choose from to be carried out as his punishment. Here comes the issue—it seems as though the two verses that record this conversation between the prophet Gad and David contradict…

In Acts 1, the author tells how Jesus appeared to His disciples and others over a period of 40 days after His resurrection (Acts 1:3). At the end of this period, He ascended into heaven (Acts 1:9). However, some sceptics ask us to turn back to Luke 24, where there seems to be a contradiction. The events recorded in Luke 24 appear to have…

Adam was told that if he eats the forbidden fruit, he was to die the same ‎day ‎‎in Genesis 2:17. And yet, Adam ate the fruit and lived to a ripe old age of 930 years (Genesis 5:5).‎ So, why didn’t Adam die like God said he would? Before we answer this question, you need to know that across the scriptures ‎there are various…