Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 8:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 8:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 8:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Amos, God showed him a basket of ripe summer fruit. This means that something important is going to happen soon, just like the fruit is ready to be eaten.

Amos 8:1: Thus hath the Lord GOD shewed unto me: and behold a basket of summer fruit.

Contradiction with Amos 9:15

Amos 9:15 speaks of Israel being planted in their own land never to be uprooted again, which contradicts the vision of destruction and judgment symbolized by the basket of summer fruit in Amos 8:1.

Amos 9:15: And I will plant them upon their land, and they shall no more be pulled up out of their land which I have given them, saith the LORD thy God.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:35-37

These verses assure that the descendants of Israel will never cease from being a nation, contrasting with the impending end suggested in Amos 8:1.

Jeremiah 31:35-37: Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, [and] the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts [is] his name:

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:7-8

God's momentary anger and everlasting kindness are described, which contrasts with the definitive destruction implied in Amos 8:1.

Isaiah 54:7-8: For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Contradiction with Leviticus 26:44

God promises not to utterly destroy or forsake Israel, which contradicts the impending judgment seen in Amos 8:1.

Leviticus 26:44: And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I [am] the LORD their God.

Contradiction with Hosea 11:8-9

God's compassion toward Israel prevents Him from executing full wrath, differing from the message of certain judgment in Amos 8:1.

Hosea 11:8-9: How shall I give thee up, Ephraim? [how] shall I deliver thee, Israel? how shall I make thee as Admah? [how] shall I set thee as Zeboim? mine heart is turned within me, my repentings are kindled together.
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