Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 18:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 18:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 18:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Kings, this part of the story shows a helper of the king feeling scared because he worries the king will be mad if he tells him Elijah is there. Elijah was a prophet, and people could get in trouble for talking about him during this time.

1 Kings 18:14: And now thou sayest, Go, tell thy lord, Behold, Elijah [is here]: and he shall slay me.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:2

In this verse, Jezebel threatens Elijah’s life, contradicting the expectation that Elijah is the one who holds power to kill, as feared by Obadiah in 1 Kings 18:14.

1 Kings 19:2: Then Jezebel sent a messenger unto Elijah, saying, So let the gods do [to me], and more also, if I make not thy life as the life of one of them by to morrow about this time.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 1:7

This verse says God has not given us the spirit of fear, but of power, love, and a sound mind, contrasting with Obadiah's fear of being slain as expressed in 1 Kings 18:14.

2 Timothy 1:7: For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:28

This verse advises not to fear those who can kill the body but not the soul, which contrasts with Obadiah’s fear of death by King Ahab as mentioned in 1 Kings 18:14.

Matthew 10:28: 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.
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