Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 19:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 19:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 19:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Prophet Elijah, God spoke to him when he was hiding in a cave and asked him why he was there. Elijah covered his face because he respected and was in awe of God's presence.

1 Kings 19:13: And it was [so], when Elijah heard [it], that he wrapped his face in his mantle, and went out, and stood in the entering in of the cave. And, behold, [there came] a voice unto him, and said, What doest thou here, Elijah?

Contradiction with John 1:18

John 1:18 states that no man has seen God at any time, yet in 1 Kings 19:13, Elijah comes out to stand before the presence of the Lord.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

God tells Moses that no one can see His face and live, which contradicts Elijah's encounter with God's presence in 1 Kings 19:13.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

These verses suggest that God has spoken through His Son in the last days, whereas in 1 Kings 19:13, God speaks to Elijah directly.

Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

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