Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:56

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:56 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:56. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse means that God has kept all His promises and given peace to the people of Israel, just as He said He would. It shows that God always does what He says He will do and never forgets His promises.

1 Kings 8:56: Blessed [be] the LORD, that hath given rest unto his people Israel, according to all that he promised: there hath not failed one word of all his good promise, which he promised by the hand of Moses his servant. [failed: Heb. fallen]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:15

This verse suggests that certain things cannot be made straight or fulfilled, contrasting with the claim in 1 Kings 8:56 of God fulfilling all His promises.

Ecclesiastes 1:15: [That which is] crooked cannot be made straight: and that which is wanting cannot be numbered. [that which is wanting: Heb. defect]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 15:18

This verse expresses the feeling of perpetual pain and unhealed wounds, seemingly contradicting the idea that God fulfills all promises of peace and rest as stated in 1 Kings 8:56.

Jeremiah 15:18: Why is my pain perpetual, and my wound incurable, [which] refuseth to be healed? wilt thou be altogether unto me as a liar, [and as] waters [that] fail? [fail: Heb. be not sure?]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8

This verse depicts God as not answering prayers, which contradicts the assertion in 1 Kings 8:56 of God fulfilling everything He promised.

Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:2

This verse questions why God does not intervene or answer cries for help, which is in contrast to the message in 1 Kings 8:56 about God faithfully fulfilling His word.

Habakkuk 1:2: O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!

Contradiction with Psalm 13:1

Here, the psalmist feels forgotten by God, which seems to contradict the assurance given in 1 Kings 8:56 of God not failing His people.

Psalm 13:1: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? [chief...: or, overseer]

Contradiction with Job 30:20

Job feels abandoned by God who doesn't respond to his cries, which contradicts the assertion in 1 Kings 8:56 about God fulfilling His promises and not abandoning His people.

Job 30:20: I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].

Contradiction with Matthew 27:46

Jesus expresses feeling forsaken by God, which contrasts with 1 Kings 8:56 where God is described as not failing his promises.

Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?

Contradiction with Psalm 89:49

This verse questions where God's former promises and steadfast love are, which seems to contradict 1 Kings 8:56 about God fulfilling every promise.

Psalm 89:49: Lord, where [are] thy former lovingkindnesses, [which] thou swarest unto David in thy truth?
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