Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 18:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 18:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 18:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of 1 Kings, Elijah told the people that he was the only prophet left who spoke for God, while there were 450 prophets who worshiped another god named Baal. This shows that Elijah felt very alone and outnumbered, but he trusted God to help him.

1 Kings 18:22: Then said Elijah unto the people, I, [even] I only, remain a prophet of the LORD; but Baal's prophets [are] four hundred and fifty men.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:18

This verse states that God has reserved seven thousand in Israel who have not bowed to Baal, contradicting 1 Kings 18:22 where Elijah claims to be the only prophet of the Lord left.

1 Kings 19:18: Yet I have left [me] seven thousand in Israel, all the knees which have not bowed unto Baal, and every mouth which hath not kissed him. [I have...: or, I will leave]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 18:4

This verse mentions that Obadiah hid one hundred prophets, contradicting Elijah's statement in 1 Kings 18:22 about being the only remaining prophet.

1 Kings 18:4: For it was [so], when Jezebel cut off the prophets of the LORD, that Obadiah took an hundred prophets, and hid them by fifty in a cave, and fed them with bread and water.) [Jezebel: Heb. Izebel]

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