Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this verse means that King Solomon is asking God to keep His promise to Solomon's father, David. Solomon wants to see God's words come true and is praying for help to make sure it happens.

1 Kings 8:26: And now, O God of Israel, let thy word, I pray thee, be verified, which thou spakest unto thy servant David my father.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse states that God is not a man that He should lie, implying all His words are fulfilled, contradicting any notion of unfulfilled promises.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:9-10

This verse suggests that God may change His mind about a promise based on human actions, which can contradict the understanding of unchanging promises.

Jeremiah 18:9-10: And [at what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant [it];

Contradiction with Ezekiel 12:25

States that God's words will not be delayed any longer, implying immediacy of fulfillment, which can contradict interpretations of delay implied in 1 Kings 8:26.

Ezekiel 12:25: For I [am] the LORD: I will speak, and the word that I shall speak shall come to pass; it shall be no more prolonged: for in your days, O rebellious house, will I say the word, and will perform it, saith the Lord GOD.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:35

Suggests that heaven and earth will pass away, but God's words will not, emphasizing eternal fulfillment, which seems to contradict any notion of temporal failure or change.

Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
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