Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 7:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 7:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 7:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, Samuel put a big stone between two places and named it Ebenezer to remind everyone that God had helped them so far. It was like a giant thank-you note to God for His help.

1 Samuel 7:12: Then Samuel took a stone, and set [it] between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us. [Ebenezer: that is, The stone of help]

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse emphasizes trust in the Lord rather than focusing on a physical monument or memorial as in 1 Samuel 7:12.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8

This verse declares God's intent not to share His glory with idols or physical objects, in contrast to the stone as a memorial in 1 Samuel 7:12.

Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

It states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, challenging the notion of a physical monument as a way to acknowledge God's help in 1 Samuel 7:12.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
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