Contradictions and Paradoxes in Esther 2:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Esther 2:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Esther 2:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Esther, Esther was chosen by the king because he loved her the most, and she was very special to him. He made her the new queen because she found kindness and favor in his eyes.

Esther 2:17: And the king loved Esther above all the women, and she obtained grace and favour in his sight more than all the virgins; so that he set the royal crown upon her head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. [favour: or, kindness] [in his...: Heb. before him]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3

This verse instructs the Israelites not to marry foreigners, which contradicts Esther, a Jewish woman, marrying a Persian king.

Deuteronomy 7:3: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 6:14

Advises against being unequally yoked with unbelievers, contrasting Esther marrying King Ahasuerus, who was not of her faith.

2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Contradiction with Genesis 24:3-4

Abraham instructs his servant to find a wife for Isaac from his kindred, specifically avoiding Canaanites, conflicting with Esther's marriage outside her people.

Genesis 24:3-4: And I will make thee swear by the LORD, the God of heaven, and the God of the earth, that thou shalt not take a wife unto my son of the daughters of the Canaanites, among whom I dwell:

Contradiction with Nehemiah 13:25

Nehemiah condemns intermarriage with foreigners and takes action to prevent it, in contrast to the acceptance of Esther's marriage to the king.

Nehemiah 13:25: And I contended with them, and cursed them, and smote certain of them, and plucked off their hair, and made them swear by God, [saying], Ye shall not give your daughters unto their sons, nor take their daughters unto your sons, or for yourselves. [cursed: or, reviled]

Contradiction with Ezra 9:12

Warns against giving daughters to foreign sons or taking foreign daughters for sons, which contradicts Esther's marriage to King Ahasuerus.

Ezra 9:12: Now therefore give not your daughters unto their sons, neither take their daughters unto your sons, nor seek their peace or their wealth for ever: that ye may be strong, and eat the good of the land, and leave [it] for an inheritance to your children for ever.
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