Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:49

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:49 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:49. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, God listens to people when they pray from heaven, where He lives, and helps them with their problems. Christians believe that God is always ready to help them if they ask.

1 Kings 8:49: Then hear thou their prayer and their supplication in heaven thy dwelling place, and maintain their cause, [cause: or, right]

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:9

This verse indicates that the prayers of those who turn away from the law are an abomination, contrasting with 1 Kings 8:49 where God hears prayers from heaven.

Proverbs 28:9: He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, even his prayer [shall be] abomination.

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

This suggests that sins create a separation between God and the individual, thereby affecting the hearing of prayers, which conflicts with the assurance in 1 Kings 8:49.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]

Contradiction with John 9:31

This states that God does not hear sinners, contradicting the notion in 1 Kings 8:49 that God hears prayers from heaven.

John 9:31: Now we know that God heareth not sinners: but if any man be a worshipper of God, and doeth his will, him he heareth.

Contradiction with Psalm 66:18

This verse implies that iniquity in the heart hinders prayer, conflicting with the message in 1 Kings 8:49 of God listening from heaven.

Psalm 66:18: If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not hear [me]:

Contradiction with James 4:3

This asserts that prayers can be denied if asked with the wrong motives, which opposes the idea in 1 Kings 8:49 of God responding to prayers.

James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]
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