Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 3:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 3:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 3:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God was trying to speak to Samuel, and Eli helped Samuel understand that he should listen. Eli told Samuel to say, "Speak, Lord, for I am listening," so Samuel went back to bed, ready to hear from God.

1 Samuel 3:9: Therefore Eli said unto Samuel, Go, lie down: and it shall be, if he call thee, that thou shalt say, Speak, LORD; for thy servant heareth. So Samuel went and lay down in his place.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:11

God speaks to Moses face-to-face, which contrasts with the indirect method of speaking used for Samuel through a voice at night in 1 Samuel 3:9.

Exodus 33:11: And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.

Contradiction with Numbers 12:6-8

God states he speaks clearly to Moses and not in riddles, differing from the way God spoke indirectly to Samuel as suggested in 1 Samuel 3:9.

Numbers 12:6-8: And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

Contradiction with John 14:16-17

The presence of the Holy Spirit who communicates directly with believers contrasts with the intermediary role Eli suggests to Samuel in 1 Samuel 3:9.

John 14:16-17: And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;

Contradiction with Acts 2:17

The prophecy of God speaking directly to sons and daughters through visions and dreams contrasts with the guidance via Eli's instructions in 1 Samuel 3:9.

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:

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

God speaks through His Son in these last days, which differs from the Old Testament approach seen in 1 Samuel 3:9 with guidance through a priest.

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