Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 19:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 19:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 19:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, God sent an angel to take care of Elijah when he was feeling very tired and alone. The angel woke him up and gave him food to help him feel better.

1 Kings 19:5: And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat.

Contradiction with Psalm 121:3-4

While 1 Kings 19:5 shows Elijah needing sleep, this verse states that God neither slumbers nor sleeps, indicating a divine contrast in rest requirements.

Psalm 121:3-4: He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:29-31

Elijah is weary and resting under the juniper tree, yet these verses promise that those who wait on the Lord will renew their strength and not be weary.

Isaiah 40:29-31: He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.
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