Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:57

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:57 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:57. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 1 Kings, this verse means that they are asking God to stay with them, just like He stayed with the people before them, and not to leave them alone. It's like asking a friend to always be there and not go away.

1 Kings 8:57: The LORD our God be with us, as he was with our fathers: let him not leave us, nor forsake us:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:17

This verse speaks of God hiding His face from Israel, contradicting the idea of God not forsaking His people as mentioned in 1 Kings 8:57.

Deuteronomy 31:17: Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among us? [befall: Heb. find]

Contradiction with Judges 2:14

This verse describes God delivering Israel into the hands of their enemies, contradicting the statement in 1 Kings 8:57 that God would not leave nor forsake them.

Judges 2:14: And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

Contradiction with Psalm 22:1

This expresses a feeling of being forsaken by God, which contrasts with the assurance in 1 Kings 8:57 that God will not forsake.

Psalm 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:7

Here, God speaks of forsaking Israel "for a small moment," contradicting the promise in 1 Kings 8:57 that God will always be with them.

Isaiah 54:7: For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
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