Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 16:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 16:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 16:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book Chronicles, God is talking to the Israelites, saying they are very special to Him, like chosen helpers. God picked them to be His own people and take care of His special plans.

1 Chronicles 16:13: O ye seed of Israel his servant, ye children of Jacob, his chosen ones.

Contradiction with Exodus 19:5

This verse states that if obeyed, Israel would be God's "peculiar treasure" above all people, suggesting conditionality, whereas 1 Chronicles 16:13 implies a chosen status without condition.

Exodus 19:5: Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:

Contradiction with Romans 2:28-29

These verses emphasize that true identity as God's people is a matter of inward disposition and not ethnic lineage, contrasting with the emphasis on descendants in 1 Chronicles 16:13.

Romans 2:28-29: For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28-29

These verses say that in Christ, there is no Jew or Greek—suggesting an inclusive spiritual lineage, contrary to 1 Chronicles 16:13's focus on a specific ethnic heritage.

Galatians 3:28-29: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
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