Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 19:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 19:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 19:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, Elijah listened to God, ate some special food, and then felt strong enough to walk a very long way for 40 days and nights to reach God's special mountain called Horeb. This story shows that God gives people strength when they need it to do important things.

1 Kings 19:8: And he arose, and did eat and drink, and went in the strength of that meat forty days and forty nights unto Horeb the mount of God.

Contradiction with John 6:35

1 Kings 19:8 describes Elijah eating physical food to sustain a 40-day journey, whereas John 6:35 indicates that belief in Christ provides enduring spiritual sustenance, suggesting contrasting sources of sustenance.

John 6:35: And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:4

1 Kings 19:8 highlights the physical sustenance provided to Elijah for survival, while Matthew 4:4 emphasizes spiritual sustenance through God's word being necessary for life beyond physical food.

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 Exodus 16:35

Israelites were fed manna in the wilderness for 40 years due to their unbelief, contrasting with Elijah's faith-empowered journey of 40 days sustained by a single meal in 1 Kings 19:8.

Exodus 16:35: And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:3

It emphasizes reliance on every word from God for sustenance rather than bread alone, contrasting with the focus on physical nourishment in 1 Kings 19:8.

Deuteronomy 8:3: And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.
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