Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 18:41

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 18:41 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 18:41. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Book of Kings, Elijah told King Ahab to get ready and have some food and drink because he heard the sound of a lot of rain coming. This meant that after a long time with no rain, God was finally going to send rain again.

1 Kings 18:41: And Elijah said unto Ahab, Get thee up, eat and drink; for [there is] a sound of abundance of rain. [a sound...: or, a sound of a noise of rain]

Contradiction with Genesis 2:5

This verse mentions that God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, contrasting with the prophet Elijah's declaration of coming rain to Ahab.

Genesis 2:5: And every plant of the field before it was in the earth, and every herb of the field before it grew: for the LORD God had not caused it to rain upon the earth, and [there was] not a man to till the ground.

Contradiction with Genesis 41:30-31

These verses speak about a period of plenty followed by famine, which contrasts the immediate end of drought implied in 1 Kings 18:41.

Genesis 41:30-31: And there shall arise after them seven years of famine; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the land of Egypt; and the famine shall consume the land;

Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:1

This verse mentions Elijah proclaiming a drought, which contrasts with 1 Kings 18:41 where Elijah predicts the end of drought with an abundance of rain.

1 Kings 17:1: And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. [Elijah: Heb. Elijahu: Gr. Elias]

Contradiction with James 5:17

This verse speaks of Elijah praying earnestly for it not to rain, highlighting the previous drought period before the pronouncement of rain in 1 Kings 18:41.

James 5:17: Elias was a man subject to like passions as we are, and he prayed earnestly that it might not rain: and it rained not on the earth by the space of three years and six months. [subject...: of the same nature, that is, a fellow mortal] [earnestly: or, in his prayer]
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