Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 6:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 6:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 6:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Amos, people who are acting proud and forgetting about others will be taken away first, and their big parties will stop. This is a lesson that we should not be selfish and should care for everyone around us.

Amos 6:7: Therefore now shall they go captive with the first that go captive, and the banquet of them that stretched themselves shall be removed.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:12

This verse promises a reward in heaven for enduring persecution, contrasting with the punishment for complacency in Amos 6:7.

Matthew 5:12: Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great [is] your reward in heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 20:17

This verse promises that the people will not have to fight their battle, unlike the impending exile mentioned in Amos 6:7.

2 Chronicles 20:17: Ye shall not [need] to fight in this [battle]: set yourselves, stand ye [still], and see the salvation of the LORD with you, O Judah and Jerusalem: fear not, nor be dismayed; to morrow go out against them: for the LORD [will be] with you.

Contradiction with Psalm 91:10

This verse assures protection from harm, conflicting with the calamity described in Amos 6:7.

Psalm 91:10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:17

This verse promises that no weapon formed against God's people will prosper, opposing the defeat implied in Amos 6:7.

Isaiah 54:17: No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:30

This verse states that the righteous will never be removed, which contrasts with the judgment and exile in Amos 6:7.

Proverbs 10:30: The righteous shall never be removed: but the wicked shall not inhabit the earth.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

This verse speaks of a future of hope and prosperity for God's people, contradicting the impending exile in Amos 6:7.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict could arise from the idea of divine punishment being applied to a group of people collectively, possibly including those who may not be personally guilty of wrongdoing. This raises questions about justice and individual responsibility. However, interpretations can vary, and some may see it as a call for communal accountability.

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