Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:48

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:48 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:48. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, when people are far from home and sorry for what they did wrong, they should pray to God with all their heart. God wants them to remember the special place He gave their ancestors and the temple made for Him.

1 Kings 8:48: And [so] return unto thee with all their heart, and with all their soul, in the land of their enemies, which led them away captive, and pray unto thee toward their land, which thou gavest unto their fathers, the city which thou hast chosen, and the house which I have built for thy name:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 24:7

God promises to give His people a heart to know Him, implying unconditional return, unlike the condition of heartfelt repentance in 1 Kings 8:48.

Jeremiah 24:7: And I will give them an heart to know me, that I [am] the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God: for they shall return unto me with their whole heart.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Teaches love for enemies, contrasting the focus on returning to the promised land after captivity, which involves nationalistic implications.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 11:32

States that God has consigned all to disobedience that He may have mercy on all, suggesting a different approach than the repentance required in 1 Kings 8:48.

Romans 11:32: For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. [concluded...: or, shut them all up together]

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10-12

Describes a new covenant where God will write His laws in hearts irrespective of repentance, differing from the conditional return in 1 Kings 8:48.

Hebrews 8:10-12: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

Emphasizes complete forgiveness of sins, casting them as far as the east is from the west, contrasting with the conditionality of repentance and return in 1 Kings 8:48.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.
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