Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 16:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 16:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 16:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, God made a promise to Jacob and his family, the Israelites, that would last forever, just like a rule that never changes. This promise shows how much God loves and takes care of them always.

1 Chronicles 16:17: And hath confirmed the same to Jacob for a law, [and] to Israel [for] an everlasting covenant,

Contradiction with Genesis 17:7

This verse speaks of God's covenant with Abraham as everlasting, whereas 1 Chronicles 16:17 could imply a change or specific application of the covenant to Israel only.

Genesis 17:7: And I will establish my covenant between me and thee and thy seed after thee in their generations for an everlasting covenant, to be a God unto thee, and to thy seed after thee.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

This verse mentions the new covenant making the first one obsolete, which contrasts with the perpetual nature mentioned in 1 Chronicles 16:17.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
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