Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 10:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 10:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 10:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, this verse means that Saul will meet a group of musicians who are also prophets, and they will be playing instruments and speaking messages from God. It's a special moment because it shows God is with Saul.

1 Samuel 10:5: After that thou shalt come to the hill of God, where [is] the garrison of the Philistines: and it shall come to pass, when thou art come thither to the city, that thou shalt meet a company of prophets coming down from the high place with a psaltery, and a tabret, and a pipe, and a harp, before them; and they shall prophesy:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:10-12

These verses speak against practices that involve divination and association with those who claim to be divine or prophetic, contrasting with 1 Samuel 10:5, where Saul is instructed to meet prophets and potentially partake in their activities.

Deuteronomy 18:10-12: There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,

Contradiction with Leviticus 19:31

This verse warns against turning to mediums and spiritists, contradicting the acceptance and following of prophetic figures as seen in 1 Samuel 10:5.

Leviticus 19:31: Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I [am] the LORD your God.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:16

Here, the warning is against listening to false prophets, which contrasts with Saul being told to encounter a group of prophets in 1 Samuel 10:5 without discernment.

Jeremiah 23:16: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, [and] not out of the mouth of the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:14

It outlines how some prophets speak lies in God's name, contradicting the implied divine endorsement of prophets in 1 Samuel 10:5.

Jeremiah 14:14: Then the LORD said unto me, The prophets prophesy lies in my name: I sent them not, neither have I commanded them, neither spake unto them: they prophesy unto you a false vision and divination, and a thing of nought, and the deceit of their heart.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:15

This New Testament verse cautions against false prophets, which contrasts the seemingly blanket approval of prophets in 1 Samuel 10:5.

Matthew 7:15: Beware of false prophets, which come to you in sheep's clothing, but inwardly they are ravening wolves.
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