Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 17:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 17:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 17:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this verse shows God's power working through Elijah to bring a boy back to life, showing that God cares and can do amazing things. It also makes the mother very happy because her son is alive again.

1 Kings 17:23: And Elijah took the child, and brought him down out of the chamber into the house, and delivered him unto his mother: and Elijah said, See, thy son liveth.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

It states that humans die once and then face judgment, contradicting the resurrection event in 1 Kings 17:23.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Contradiction with Job 7:9-10

Claims that a dead person will not return to their house, which contradicts the resurrection and return of the child in 1 Kings 17:23.

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 Ecclesiastes 9:5-6

States that the dead know nothing and have no more reward, contradicting the revival of the child and restoration to life in 1 Kings 17:23.

Ecclesiastes 9:5-6: 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 Psalm 88:10-12

Questions whether the dead will rise and praise God, conflicting with the resurrection and implied praise in 1 Kings 17:23.

Psalm 88:10-12: Wilt thou shew wonders to the dead? shall the dead arise [and] praise thee? Selah.

Contradiction with John 11:14

Jesus refers to Lazarus being dead before raising him, which contrasts with the Old Testament concept of death and resurrection in 1 Kings 17:23.

John 11:14: Then said Jesus unto them plainly, Lazarus is dead.
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