Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 29:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 29:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 29:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, everything we have to build a house for God comes from God himself, and it all really belongs to Him. It's like when someone gives you something to use, but it still belongs to them.

1 Chronicles 29:16: O LORD our God, all this store that we have prepared to build thee an house for thine holy name [cometh] of thine hand, and [is] all thine own.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:17-18

These verses emphasize that wealth and resources come from personal strength and effort, contrasting with 1 Chronicles 29:16, which attributes all riches entirely to God.

Deuteronomy 8:17-18: And thou say in thine heart, My power and the might of [mine] hand hath gotten me this wealth.

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:4

This verse suggests that wealth can be the result of diligence and hard work, while 1 Chronicles 29:16 credits all wealth to God.

Proverbs 10:4: He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 5:19

It suggests that wealth can be enjoyed as a gift from God but includes human ability to find satisfaction in it, contrasting with the idea that everything is solely God's provision as emphasized in 1 Chronicles 29:16.

Ecclesiastes 5:19: Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this [is] the gift of God.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:11

It suggests wealth can be accumulated over time through hard work, in contrast to 1 Chronicles 29:16, which sees wealth purely as bestowed by God.

Proverbs 13:11: Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. [by labour: Heb. with the hand]

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:22

This verse indicates wealth being saved or inherited within generations, whereas 1 Chronicles 29:16 presents all wealth as directly coming from God.

Proverbs 13:22: A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.
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