Contradictions and Paradoxes in Esther 1:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Esther 1:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Esther 1:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian interpretations, the author of the Book of Esther suggests that if the queen's actions go unaddressed, other women might also disobey their husbands, which could lead to lots of anger and trouble. This is because people were worried about everyone not following the rules.

Esther 1:18: [Likewise] shall the ladies of Persia and Media say this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard of the deed of the queen. Thus [shall there arise] too much contempt and wrath.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:1

This verse promotes wives being in subjection to their husbands, which contradicts the potential rebellion and disrespect Queen Vashti showed to King Ahasuerus in Esther 1:18.

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 Ephesians 5:22

This verse urges wives to submit to their husbands as to the Lord, contrasting with the insubordination mentioned in Esther 1:18.

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

Contradiction with Colossians 3:18

This verse instructs wives to submit to their husbands, opposing the sentiment of rebellion from wives depicted in Esther 1:18.

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

Contradiction with Titus 2:5

This verse encourages young women to be obedient to their husbands, contrary to the behavior feared in Esther 1:18.

Titus 2:5: [To be] discreet, chaste, keepers at home, good, obedient to their own husbands, that the word of God be not blasphemed.

Contradiction with Proverbs 31:12

This verse mentions a virtuous wife who brings good to her husband, in contrast with the disrespect expected in Esther 1:18.

Proverbs 31:12: She will do him good and not evil all the days of her life.
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