Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 10:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 10:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 10:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, when Saul met a group of prophets, God's Spirit filled him, and he began to speak messages from God just like the prophets did. This shows that God gave Saul a special power to share important words.

1 Samuel 10:10: And when they came thither to the hill, behold, a company of prophets met him; and the Spirit of God came upon him, and he prophesied among them.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

God is not the author of confusion, whereas in 1 Samuel 10:10, the Spirit of God causes Saul to prophesy, leading to apparent confusion among those present.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with 1 John 4:1

This verse advises testing spirits to see whether they are from God, while in 1 Samuel 10:10, Saul and the prophets begin prophesying without any test or discernment mentioned.

1 John 4:1: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:12

This verse opposes women teaching or having authority over a man, in contrast to the scenario in 1 Samuel 10:10 where spiritual authority is given without regard to gender, implying no restrictions.

1 Timothy 2:12: But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

States that in these last days, God has spoken to us by His Son, suggesting a move away from prophecy as in 1 Samuel 10:10, where God's message comes through prophets.

Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:8

Prophecies will cease, which contradicts the continued prophetic manifestation seen in 1 Samuel 10:10.

1 Corinthians 13:8: Charity never faileth: but whether [there be] prophecies, they shall fail; whether [there be] tongues, they shall cease; whether [there be] knowledge, it shall vanish away. [fail: Gr. vanish away]
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