Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 1:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 1:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 1:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Hannah, the mother, brings her little boy, Samuel, to God's house to give thanks and promise him to God for service. She also brings gifts like animals, flour, and wine to show how much she appreciates God's blessings.

1 Samuel 1:24: And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the LORD in Shiloh: and the child [was] young.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:24

In Exodus, offerings are made on an altar of earth or stone, while in 1 Samuel 1:24, the offering is presented differently at the temple.

Exodus 20:24: An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:5-6

Deuteronomy instructs to seek the place God chooses for offerings, whereas 1 Samuel 1:24 describes a specific act in the absence of choosing a place.

Deuteronomy 12:5-6: But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:

Contradiction with Leviticus 1:3

Leviticus specifies offerings from the herd must be male, while 1 Samuel 1:24 includes an offering of a bullock, without highlighting gender.

Leviticus 1:3: If his offering [be] a burnt sacrifice of the herd, let him offer a male without blemish: he shall offer it of his own voluntary will at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the LORD.

Contradiction with Numbers 15:9

Numbers prescribes flour and oil with offerings, however, 1 Samuel 1:24 just mentions flour and wine, differing in the prescribed accompaniment quantities.

Numbers 15:9: Then shall he bring with a bullock a meat offering of three tenth deals of flour mingled with half an hin of oil.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:16-17

Deuteronomy mandates offerings at three annual festivals, but 1 Samuel 1:24 occurs outside these contexts.

Deuteronomy 16:16-17: Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

Hebrews states it’s not possible for blood of bulls to take away sins, indirectly contradicting the effectiveness of offerings like in 1 Samuel 1:24.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Amos 5:22

Amos shows God rejecting offerings, conflicting with acceptance implied in 1 Samuel 1:24.

Amos 5:22: Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. [peace...: or, thank offerings]

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16

Psalm indicates God doesn’t delight in sacrifices, differing from the sacrificial practice in 1 Samuel 1:24.

Psalm 51:16: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
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