Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 19:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 19:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 19:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, Elijah was tired and hungry, and God gave him food and water to help him feel better. After eating and drinking, Elijah was able to rest again peacefully.

1 Kings 19:6: And he looked, and, behold, [there was] a cake baken on the coals, and a cruse of water at his head. And he did eat and drink, and laid him down again. [head: Heb. bolster]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:6

This verse states ravens brought Elijah bread and flesh, suggesting divine provision, contrasting the earthly provision of cake and water by an angel in 1 Kings 19:6.

1 Kings 17:6: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:4

Jesus states man lives by every word of God and not bread alone, contradicting the focus on physical sustenance in 1 Kings 19:6.

Matthew 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:15

Emphasizes wine, oil, and bread as means to sustain and make the heart glad, contradicting the simplicity of cake and water in 1 Kings 19:6.

Psalm 104:15: And wine [that] maketh glad the heart of man, [and] oil to make [his] face to shine, and bread [which] strengtheneth man's heart. [oil...: Heb. to make his face shine with oil, or, more than oil]

Contradiction with John 6:48-51

Jesus as the bread of life suggests spiritual sustenance, contrasting the physical food given to Elijah in 1 Kings 19:6.

John 6:48-51: I am that bread of life.
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