Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 9:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 9:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 9:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, if people stop following God and start worshipping other gods, they will be going against God's rules. God is warning them that they should always keep his commandments.

1 Kings 9:6: [But] if ye shall at all turn from following me, ye or your children, and will not keep my commandments [and] my statutes which I have set before you, but go and serve other gods, and worship them:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:21

This verse states that if the wicked turn from all their sins and keep God's statutes, they shall live, which contradicts the result of forsaking God in 1 Kings 9:6.

Ezekiel 18:21: But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

This verse talks about God being merciful to unrighteousness and remembering sins no more, contrasting the warning of being cut off for forsaking God in 1 Kings 9:6.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Paradox #1

1 Kings 9:6 may pose a contradiction related to the conditions of obedience and punishment. It illustrates a strict consequence for turning away from certain commandments, which can seem at odds with the broader themes of mercy and forgiveness found elsewhere in religious teachings. This can create tension between justice and compassion.

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