Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 19:19

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

According to the author of 1 Kings, when Elijah put his cloak on Elisha, it was like giving him a special job from God. It was a way to show Elisha that he was chosen to be a prophet, just like Elijah.

1 Kings 19:19: So he departed thence, and found Elisha the son of Shaphat, who [was] plowing [with] twelve yoke [of oxen] before him, and he with the twelfth: and Elijah passed by him, and cast his mantle upon him.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:11

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 19:19 because it describes David as the chosen successor of a current anointed one, indicating an active seeking and surpassing of siblings rather than a passive invitation by another prophet.

1 Samuel 16:11: And Samuel said unto Jesse, Are here all [thy] children? And he said, There remaineth yet the youngest, and, behold, he keepeth the sheep. And Samuel said unto Jesse, Send and fetch him: for we will not sit down till he come hither. [down: Heb. round]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 1:5

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 19:19 as it speaks of preordained calling and assignment by God directly rather than through a prophet's immediate action.

Jeremiah 1:5: Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, [and] I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations. [ordained: Heb. gave]

Contradiction with Luke 9:59-60

This verse contradicts 1 Kings 19:19 in that it depicts Jesus' direct calling with an immediate expectation to follow, unlike the indirect action with Elisha through Elijah’s physical gesture.

Luke 9:59-60: And he said unto another, Follow me. But he said, Lord, suffer me first to go and bury my father.
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