Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 14:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 14:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 14:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Samuel, this verse shows how God made the enemy soldiers very scared. Even the ground shook, which made everyone afraid because it seemed like God was helping Samuel's people.

1 Samuel 14:15: And there was trembling in the host, in the field, and among all the people: the garrison, and the spoilers, they also trembled, and the earth quaked: so it was a very great trembling. [a very...: Heb. a trembling of God]

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:33

This verse suggests that lot outcomes are determined by God, contradicting 1 Samuel 14:15 where tremble and quaking seem more natural or human.

Proverbs 16:33: The lot is cast into the lap; but the whole disposing thereof [is] of the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse indicates that God creates peace and evil, contradicting the idea that the earth itself trembled in 1 Samuel 14:15.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with James 1:13

This verse states that God does not tempt anyone, which contrasts with the panic sent by God in 1 Samuel 14:15.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

This verse says God is not the author of confusion, contradicting the discomfiture experienced in 1 Samuel 14:15.

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 Nahum 1:3

This verse speaks of God's power in the storm, contradicting 1 Samuel 14:15 where the earth's quaking seems not directly attributed to God.

Nahum 1:3: The LORD [is] slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit [the wicked]: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds [are] the dust of his feet.
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