Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 11:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 11:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 11:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, this verse tells us that God would send help to the people who needed it. The people who heard this news were very happy because they knew they would be saved soon.

1 Samuel 11:9: And they said unto the messengers that came, Thus shall ye say unto the men of Jabeshgilead, To morrow, by [that time] the sun be hot, ye shall have help. And the messengers came and shewed [it] to the men of Jabesh; and they were glad. [help: or, deliverance]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

1 Samuel 11:9 conveys a message of assurance and immediate relief through human promise, while Proverbs 3:5 advises reliance on divine guidance rather than human understanding.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:7

1 Samuel 11:9 provides a specific timeline for deliverance, yet 2 Corinthians 5:7 emphasizes walking by faith without the need for visible signs or timing.

2 Corinthians 5:7: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:3

1 Samuel 11:9 offers peace and salvation, whereas 1 Thessalonians 5:3 warns of sudden destruction despite declarations of peace and safety.

1 Thessalonians 5:3: For when they shall say, Peace and safety; then sudden destruction cometh upon them, as travail upon a woman with child; and they shall not escape.

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

1 Samuel 11:9 implies certainty about future events, while James 4:13-14 cautions against assuming knowledge of what the future holds.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Contradiction with Matthew 24:36

1 Samuel 11:9 makes a definitive prediction about deliverance, while Matthew 24:36 states that exact times for future events are unknown, even to the Son.

Matthew 24:36: But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.
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