Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 8:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 8:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 8:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God sent an angel to talk to Philip and told him to get up and go on a road through the desert from Jerusalem to Gaza. Philip listened because he trusted that God had an important job for him to do there.

Acts 8:26: And the angel of the Lord spake unto Philip, saying, Arise, and go toward the south unto the way that goeth down from Jerusalem unto Gaza, which is desert.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Emphasizes trusting in God's guidance rather than questioning His directives, contradicting the idea of needing an explanation.

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

Contradiction with Jonah 1:2

Jonah is given a direct command to go to Nineveh unlike the unclear destination in Acts 8:26.

Jonah 1:2: Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:6

Advises praying in private, while Acts 8:26 involves a public journey.

Matthew 6:6: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:4

People aim to stay in one place, whereas Acts 8:26 implies traveling.

Genesis 11:4: And they said, Go to, let us build us a city and a tower, whose top [may reach] unto heaven; and let us make us a name, lest we be scattered abroad upon the face of the whole earth.
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