Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 18:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 18:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 18:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of 1 Kings, this verse shows how a person is worried because he thinks that once he leaves, God's Spirit might take someone to a place he doesn't know, and then a king might get angry and hurt him. Even though he's scared, he wants to do the right thing because he has loved and respected God since he was a child.

1 Kings 18:12: And it shall come to pass, [as soon as] I am gone from thee, that the Spirit of the LORD shall carry thee whither I know not; and [so] when I come and tell Ahab, and he cannot find thee, he shall slay me: but I thy servant fear the LORD from my youth.

Contradiction with Proverbs 30:5

This verse states that every word of God is pure, while 1 Kings 18:12 involves hiding actions and fear that might imply lack of faith.

Proverbs 30:5: Every word of God [is] pure: he [is] a shield unto them that put their trust in him. [pure: Heb. purified]

Contradiction with Psalm 23:4

This verse speaks about fearlessness in the valley of the shadow of death, contrasting with 1 Kings 18:12 where Obi was afraid of the consequences if he couldn't find Elijah.

Psalm 23:4: Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil: for thou [art] with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me.
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