Contradiction with Genesis 3:19
This verse states that humans return to dust after death, implying a finality that contrasts with the resurrection in 1 Kings 17:22.
Genesis 3:19: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5
Claims the dead know nothing and have no further reward, contradicting the revival of the dead child in 1 Kings 17:22.
Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Contradiction with Job 7:9-10
Describes death as a permanent state from which one does not return, opposing the resurrection event in 1 Kings 17:22.
Job 7:9-10: [As] the cloud is consumed and vanisheth away: so he that goeth down to the grave shall come up no [more].
Contradiction with Psalm 146:4
Indicates that thoughts perish upon death, conflicting with the restoration of life in 1 Kings 17:22.
Psalm 146:4: His breath goeth forth, he returneth to his earth; in that very day his thoughts perish.
Contradiction with Isaiah 26:14
States that the dead shall not live or rise again, directly contradicting the resurrection in 1 Kings 17:22.
Isaiah 26:14: [They are] dead, they shall not live; [they are] deceased, they shall not rise: therefore hast thou visited and destroyed them, and made all their memory to perish.
Paradox #1
The contradiction in the event described could be that it involves bringing someone back to life after death, which, according to current scientific understanding, is not possible. In biology and medicine, death is considered irreversible after a certain point, as the body's systems shut down and cells begin to decompose. Thus, reviving someone who has been pronounced dead is not supported by medical science.