Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 9:9

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

According to the author of the book 1 Kings, this verse means that if people forget God and start worshipping other gods, bad things will happen to them as a consequence. It reminds people that God helped their ancestors a long time ago and should not be forgotten.

1 Kings 9:9: And they shall answer, Because they forsook the LORD their God, who brought forth their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and have taken hold upon other gods, and have worshipped them, and served them: therefore hath the LORD brought upon them all this evil.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:31

God is described as merciful and will not forsake or destroy his people, contradicting the idea of God bringing disaster as implied in 1 Kings 9:9.

Deuteronomy 4:31: (For the LORD thy God [is] a merciful God;) he will not forsake thee, neither destroy thee, nor forget the covenant of thy fathers which he sware unto them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:37

God promises not to reject the descendants of Israel completely, contradicting the complete rejection implied in 1 Kings 9:9.

Jeremiah 31:37: Thus saith the LORD; If heaven above can be measured, and the foundations of the earth searched out beneath, I will also cast off all the seed of Israel for all that they have done, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

God promises to never leave or forsake His people, which contrasts with the notion of abandonment seen in 1 Kings 9:9.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:10

God promises His kindness and covenant of peace will not depart, conflicting with the destruction mentioned in 1 Kings 9:9.

Isaiah 54:10: For the mountains shall depart, and the hills be removed; but my kindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall the covenant of my peace be removed, saith the LORD that hath mercy on thee.

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:31-32

The Lord will not cast off forever and will have compassion, opposing the finality of the punishment implied in 1 Kings 9:9.

Lamentations 3:31-32: For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
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