Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God's eyes are always watching the special house, day and night, because He promised to be there. People can pray to God from this place, and He will listen to them.

1 Kings 8:29: That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, [even] toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. [toward this place: or, in this place]

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

This verse states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contrasting with 1 Kings 8:29, where God's presence is associated with the temple.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

God declares heaven as His throne and earth as His footstool, questioning the adequacy of a man-made house, which challenges the idea in 1 Kings 8:29 of God's name dwelling perpetually in the temple.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

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