Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 5:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 5:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 5:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse explains that the followers of Dagon, a false god, stopped stepping on a special part of the ground in their temple as a way to show respect because something important happened there. It shows how people changed their actions because of a powerful event involving God's presence.

1 Samuel 5:5: Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse commands that there should be no other gods before God, contradicting 1 Samuel 5:5 which acknowledges the physical presence and reverence for another deity's space.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:5

Explicitly states that there is no God besides the Lord, contradicting the acknowledgment of Dagon's temple.

Isaiah 45:5: I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 6:14

Prohibits following other gods, contradicting the acknowledgment implied in 1 Samuel 5:5 by the ritual observed regarding Dagon.

Deuteronomy 6:14: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which [are] round about you;

Contradiction with Psalm 81:9

God instructs that there should be no strange god among His people, contradicting the recognition of Dagon's shrine.

Psalm 81:9: There shall no strange god be in thee; neither shalt thou worship any strange god.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 18:21

Calls people to choose between the Lord and other gods, highlighting a contradiction with the context of respecting the space of another god's temple.

1 Kings 18:21: And Elijah came unto all the people, and said, How long halt ye between two opinions? if the LORD [be] God, follow him: but if Baal, [then] follow him. And the people answered him not a word. [opinions: or, thoughts]
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