Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, this verse means that when God listens from heaven, He can forgive people's wrongdoings and teach them how to live good lives. Additionally, He can bless them with rain for their land, which is a special gift He gave them.

1 Kings 8:36: Then hear thou in heaven, and forgive the sin of thy servants, and of thy people Israel, that thou teach them the good way wherein they should walk, and give rain upon thy land, which thou hast given to thy people for an inheritance.

Contradiction with John 14:13

This verse suggests that anything asked in Jesus' name will be done, which may conflict with the implicit conditionality of forgiveness and blessings in 1 Kings 8:36 based on behavior and prayer.

John 14:13: And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that each person is responsible for their own sins, potentially contradicting the idea of collective responsibility and the land receiving blessings or punishment as mentioned in 1 Kings 8:36.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Romans 3:28

It emphasizes justification by faith apart from works, which may contradict the notion in 1 Kings 8:36 that forgiveness and blessings result from obedience and action.

Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:10

This verse states that those who rely on the law are under a curse, contrasting with the call in 1 Kings 8:36 to follow God's commandments for blessings.

Galatians 3:10: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse says God sends rain on both the just and unjust, which could contradict the idea in 1 Kings 8:36 that rain is contingent on specific prayers and repentance.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse suggests that all our righteous acts are like filthy rags, which challenges the implication in 1 Kings 8:36 that human obedience could lead to divine favor.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.
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