Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 14:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 14:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 14:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God shows us he is real by doing good things for us, like giving us rain and making plants grow, so we have food and can be happy. He makes sure we have what we need to feel joy in our hearts.

Acts 14:17: Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.

Contradiction with Job 5:10

States that God gives rain to the earth, which is consistent rather than contradicting Acts 14:17.

Job 5:10: Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: [fields: Heb. outplaces]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:4

Describes a situation where there is no rain, suggesting God's restraint in providing these blessings, contrasting with Acts 14:17's claim that God provides rain.

Jeremiah 14:4: Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

Contradiction with Amos 4:7

Illustrates that God withheld rain as a form of judgment, contradicting the idea in Acts 14:17 that God invariably provides rain for fruitful seasons.

Amos 4:7: And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:1

Elijah proclaims a drought by God, contradicting Acts 14:17's assertion of God's continual provision of rain and fruitful seasons.

1 Kings 17:1: And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. [Elijah: Heb. Elijahu: Gr. Elias]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 3:3

Mentions God withholding showers as punishment, contradicting the notion of God's constant provision described in Acts 14:17.

Jeremiah 3:3: Therefore the showers have been withholden, and there hath been no latter rain; and thou hadst a whore's forehead, thou refusedst to be ashamed.
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