Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 7:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 7:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 7:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Samuel is asking all the people to come together so he can talk to God for them. He wants to help them be closer to God.

1 Samuel 7:5: And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse commands having no other gods, contradicting the act of gathering to seek the Lord in a centralized location as in 1 Samuel 7:5.

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

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

Suggests God cannot be contained in a specific location, conflicting with gathering at Mizpeh for divine intervention.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:24

Indicates God's omnipresence, contradicting the need for a singular gathering place at Mizpeh.

Jeremiah 23:24: Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

Affirms God does not dwell in temples made with hands, opposing the gathering at one specific site for the Lord's help.

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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