Contradictions and Paradoxes in Esther 4:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Esther 4:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Esther 4:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Esther, Mordecai asked Esther to go to the king and ask for help because there was a plan to hurt her people. He wanted Esther to be brave and speak up to save everyone.

Esther 4:8: Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to shew [it] unto Esther, and to declare [it] unto her, and to charge her that she should go in unto the king, to make supplication unto him, and to make request before him for her people.

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:30

Explains that there is no wisdom or counsel against the LORD, contradicting Esther 4:8 where human negotiations and interventions are emphasized.

Proverbs 21:30: [There is] no wisdom nor understanding nor counsel against the LORD.

Contradiction with Romans 13:1

Suggests subjection to governing authorities as they are ordained by God, contrasting with Esther 4:8 where Esther is urged to approach the king contrary to Persian law.

Romans 13:1: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God. [ordained: or, ordered]

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:1

Advises wives to be subject to their husbands, conflicting with Esther 4:8 where Esther is encouraged to approach the king, her husband, unbidden.

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 Matthew 6:25

Advises against worry or anxiety about life, contrasting Esther 4:8 which involves distress and a call to action in a life-threatening situation.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Isaiah 46:10

Declares God’s sovereign plans will stand, opposing Esther 4:8 which focuses on human intervention to change the course of events.

Isaiah 46:10: Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:
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