Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 13:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 13:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 13:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, this story shows that God can do amazing things because the lion and the donkey behaved differently than expected. The lion didn't eat the dead man or attack the donkey, showing God's power and special message.

1 Kings 13:28: And he went and found his carcase cast in the way, and the ass and the lion standing by the carcase: the lion had not eaten the carcase, nor torn the ass. [torn: Heb. broken]

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:21

States that no harm shall happen to the just, contradicting the fate of the man of God.

Proverbs 12:21: There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Contradiction with Psalm 91:11-12

Promises protection by angels to those who trust in God, contradicting the man of God's death.

Psalm 91:11-12: For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to keep thee in all thy ways.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:28-31

Emphasizes that God values His people and they are not to be harmed without divine will, contrasting the lion's attack.

Matthew 10:28-31: And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:28

Affirms that the Lord loves and protects the righteous, which is contradicted by the man's demise.

Psalm 37:28: For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:4

Describes God as just and upright, yet the incident suggests divine involvement in the man's untimely death.

Deuteronomy 32:4: [He is] the Rock, his work [is] perfect: for all his ways [are] judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right [is] he.
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