Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 3:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 3:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 3:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this means that young Samuel helped serve God under the guidance of Eli, the priest. During that time, hearing messages from God was special and rare, so people didn't often have clear visions or messages from Him.

1 Samuel 3:1: And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; [there was] no open vision.

Contradiction with Amos 8:11-12

These verses predict a future famine of hearing the words of the Lord, which contrasts with the scarcity of prophetic visions in 1 Samuel 3:1, where the word of the Lord is already rare during that time.

Amos 8:11-12: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

These verses indicate that God has spoken in various ways including through prophets in the past and then through His Son, contrasting with the infrequency of divine communication shown in 1 Samuel 3:1.

Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Contradiction with Acts 2:17

This verse promises an outpouring of the Spirit and prophecies, dreams, and visions in the last days, which contradicts the scarcity of prophecy seen in 1 Samuel 3:1.

Acts 2:17: And it shall come to pass in the last days, saith God, I will pour out of my Spirit upon all flesh: and your sons and your daughters shall prophesy, and your young men shall see visions, and your old men shall dream dreams:
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