Contradictions and Paradoxes in Esther 1:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Esther 1:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Esther 1:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian interpretations, this verse shows that when Queen Vashti disobeyed the king, people worried that other women might also start ignoring their husbands. They thought this might make it hard for husbands and wives to get along.

Esther 1:17: For [this] deed of the queen shall come abroad unto all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasuerus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in before him, but she came not.

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:22

This verse instructs wives to submit to their husbands, while Esther 1:17 highlights the fear of the queen's disobedience leading other wives to disrespect their husbands.

Ephesians 5:22: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.

Contradiction with Colossians 3:18

This verse emphasizes wives' submission to their husbands as fitting in the Lord, contrasting the concerns in Esther 1:17 about women's disobedience.

Colossians 3:18: Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as it is fit in the Lord.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:1

Here, wives are encouraged to be in subjection to their husbands, which contradicts the fear of women showing contempt as expressed in Esther 1:17.

1 Peter 3:1: Likewise, ye wives, [be] in subjection to your own husbands; that, if any obey not the word, they also may without the word be won by the conversation of the wives;

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:10-12

These verses exalt a virtuous woman who is trustworthy and beneficial to her husband, differing from the perceived rebellion in Esther 1:17.

Proverbs 31:10-12: Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price [is] far above rubies.
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