Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 18:45

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 18:45 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 18:45. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, God made it rain a lot to show His power after a long, dry time. King Ahab quickly went to a place called Jezreel while the rain was pouring down.

1 Kings 18:45: And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.

Contradiction with Genesis 2:5

1 Kings 18:45 describes rain, while Genesis 2:5 notes that before the crops appeared, God had not sent rain on the earth.

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 Psalm 107:33-34

1 Kings 18:45 depicts rain as a blessing, whereas these verses describe God turning rivers into a desert, showing divine intervention causing drought.

Psalm 107:33-34: He turneth rivers into a wilderness, and the watersprings into dry ground;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:4

1 Kings 18:45 speaks of abundant rain, while this verse speaks of a lack of rain leading to distress.

Jeremiah 14:4: Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

Contradiction with Amos 4:7

In contrast to the widespread rain in 1 Kings 18:45, this verse describes selective withholding of rain as a form of divine judgment.

Amos 4:7: And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Contradiction with Revelation 11:6

1 Kings 18:45 demonstrates God's control in providing rain, whereas this verse speaks of witnesses having the power to stop the rain.

Revelation 11:6: These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
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