Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 23:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 23:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 23:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, Abiathar, who was the son of Ahimelech, ran away to a place called Keilah where David was, and he brought a special vest called an ephod with him. This ephod was used to ask God for help and advice.

1 Samuel 23:6: And it came to pass, when Abiathar the son of Ahimelech fled to David to Keilah, [that] he came down [with] an ephod in his hand.

Contradiction with John 4:24

This verse describes God as a spirit and those who worship Him must do so in spirit and truth, while 1 Samuel 23:6 involves a physical object (the ephod) used for seeking God's guidance, presenting a physical means of communication with God.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

This verse states that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, challenging the notion implied in 1 Samuel 23:6 that God’s presence and guidance might be signified through the physical ephod.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

This verse suggests that the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, contrasting with the use of the ephod in 1 Samuel 23:6 as a legitimate means of seeking divine guidance, suggesting a transition from old covenant symbols to the new covenant in Christ.

Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:17

This verse indicates that rituals are a shadow of things to come, which may contradict the implication that the ephod in 1 Samuel 23:6 is a necessary or effective means of accessing God's will.

Colossians 2:17: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:23-25

These verses discuss how faith came after the law, contrasting with the dependence on the physical ephod as depicted in 1 Samuel 23:6, highlighting a progression from old rituals to the faith in Christ in the new covenant.

Galatians 3:23-25: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.
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