Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 14:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 14:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 14:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, Jeroboam's wife went to see a man named Ahijah, but Ahijah was very old and couldn't see anymore. Even though he couldn't see, Ahijah was still important for what he could tell her.

1 Kings 14:4: And Jeroboam's wife did so, and arose, and went to Shiloh, and came to the house of Ahijah. But Ahijah could not see; for his eyes were set by reason of his age. [were...: Heb. stood for his hoariness]

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

It states that the eyes of the Lord are everywhere, observing both the evil and the good, which contrasts with the idea in 1 Kings 14:4 of someone attempting to disguise and hide from God's prophet.

Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

God looks at the heart, not outward appearances, suggesting the futility of disguise as seen in 1 Kings 14:4.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:13

Nothing is hidden from God's sight, indicating a contradiction with the attempt to deceive or disguise in 1 Kings 14:4.

Hebrews 4:13: Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:24

Questions if anyone can hide in secret places so that God cannot see them, contradicting the idea of deception in 1 Kings 14:4.

Jeremiah 23:24: Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:12

States that darkness is as light to God, contrasting the attempt to conceal oneself in 1 Kings 14:4.

Psalm 139:12: Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee]. [hideth...: Heb. darkeneth not] [the darkness and...: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light]
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