Bible Difficulty

2 Chronicles 4:2 – The diameter of a bowl is mathematically incorrect

Problem: The diameter of a circle divided into the circumference always equals 3.14159…  Here in 2 Chron. 4:2, the diameter is equal to three since the circumference of 30 divided by the diameter of 10 is equal to three and not 3.14.  Is this a problem?  Not at all. Let’s take a look:
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1 Chronicles 21:1 – How can this passage claim that Satan moved David to number Israel when 2 Samuel 24:1 claims that God did?

Problem: This passage reports the sin of David in numbering the people of Israel and Judah. Verse one affirms that God moved David to number the people. However, according to 1 Chronicles 21:1, it was Satan who moved David to number the people. Who was responsible for prompting David to act?
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1 Chronicles 21:1 – Did God move David to take the census, or did Satan?

Problem: 2 Samuel states, “Again the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and it incited David against them to say, ‘Go, number Israel and Judah’” (2 Sam. 24:1). However, the parallel passage in Chronicles states, “Satan stood up against Israel and moved David to number Israel” (1 Chron. 21:1). Did Satan incite the census? Or did God?

Solution: Several questions arise regarding this passage. We will answer them one by one:
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