When the Bible Can’t Agree With Itself (And Why That Might Be the Point)
A daily Sacred & Secular reflection on faith, contradiction, and growing up spiritually
Welcome to today’s reflection.
The Bible doesn’t always agree with itself. Today’s reading explores why that might be a feature, not a flaw, and what it says about how faith grows over time.
Let’s have some fun with two passages that absolutely do not line up.
“Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and he incited David against them, saying, ‘Go and take a census of Israel and Judah.’”
— 2 Samuel 24:1
“Satan rose up against Israel and incited David to take a census.”
— 1 Chronicles 21:1
So which is it?
Did God incite David to take a census?
Or did Satan?
Same event, two different explanations.
One blames God.
The other blames Satan.
What do we do with a contradiction like that?
