Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 1:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 1:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 1:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God heard Hannah's prayers and was kind to her because she and her husband, Elkanah, prayed and showed love to God. This means that God remembers us and our prayers, and He can give us what we hope for when we trust Him.

1 Samuel 1:19: And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.

Contradiction with Genesis 30:2

Jacob's anger and disbelief in God granting children contrasts with God's direct remembrance of Hannah in 1 Samuel 1:19.

Genesis 30:2: And Jacob's anger was kindled against Rachel: and he said, [Am] I in God's stead, who hath withheld from thee the fruit of the womb?

Contradiction with Judges 13:3

While God announces Samson's birth through an angel, there is no such direct announcement in 1 Samuel 1:19.

Judges 13:3: And the angel of the LORD appeared unto the woman, and said unto her, Behold now, thou [art] barren, and bearest not: but thou shalt conceive, and bear a son.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 6:23

Michal remains childless, which contradicts the blessing of conception implied in 1 Samuel 1:19.

2 Samuel 6:23: Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day of her death.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:15

Rachel weeping for her children and refusing to be comforted stands in contrast to Hannah's prayer being answered positively in 1 Samuel 1:19.

Jeremiah 31:15: Thus saith the LORD; A voice was heard in Ramah, lamentation, [and] bitter weeping; Rahel weeping for her children refused to be comforted for her children, because they [were] not.

Contradiction with Luke 1:18

Zechariah's doubt contrasts with the faith and reward seen in 1 Samuel 1:19.

Luke 1:18: And Zacharias said unto the angel, Whereby shall I know this? for I am an old man, and my wife well stricken in years.
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