I've been reading and thinking a lot about the concept of inerrancy in the Bible and what the fallout from either conclusion could potentially mean. i.e. "if there's one error there might as well be 1,000" or "if its truly inspired by a God who cannot tell a lie then it must be 100% true" I'm just wondering about what to make of certain things like Ahaziah's age when he began to rule (22 according to 2 Kings 8:26 and 42 according to 2 Chronicles 22:2) Also the mention in my Bible's commentary about the populations given in the book of Numbers were likely wrong given the populations of the world at that time. I believe the Word of God to be truth, but I know people who don't and I would like to be able to point out where their mistake is. Can you help?
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