Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 10:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 10:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 10:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, the person got really hungry and wanted to eat, but while waiting for the food, he fell into a kind of special dream. This special dream was important because God was about to show him something important.

Acts 10:10: And he became very hungry, and would have eaten: but while they made ready, he fell into a trance,

Contradiction with Matthew 6:16

Acts 10:10 describes Peter becoming very hungry, while Matthew 6:16 advises against looking outwardly distressed when fasting.

Matthew 6:16: Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of a sad countenance: for they disfigure their faces, that they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Contradiction with Genesis 25:29-34

Acts 10:10 highlights Peter's hunger before receiving a vision, whereas Esau in Genesis sells his birthright to satisfy his hunger, indicating impulsiveness.

Genesis 25:29-34: And Jacob sod pottage: and Esau came from the field, and he [was] faint:

Contradiction with Philippians 4:12

Acts 10:10 shows Peter unprepared for his hunger, while Philippians 4:12 speaks of contentment in all circumstances, including hunger.

Philippians 4:12: I know both how to be abased, and I know how to abound: every where and in all things I am instructed both to be full and to be hungry, both to abound and to suffer need.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:8

Acts 10:10 demonstrates how physical hunger sparked a divine vision, whereas 1 Corinthians 8:8 states that food does not bring us closer to God.

1 Corinthians 8:8: But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. [are we the better: or, have we the more] [are we the worse: or, have we the less]
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