Contradictions and Paradoxes in Esther 7:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Esther 7:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Esther 7:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Esther, Queen Esther is speaking to the king and saying that someone wants to hurt her and her people really badly. She’s explaining that if they were just being made into servants, she wouldn’t have said anything, but this plan is much worse and could hurt the king too.

Esther 7:4: For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, although the enemy could not countervail the king's damage. [to be destroyed...: Heb. that they should destroy, and kill, and cause to perish]

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:7

This verse mentions that when a man's ways please the Lord, even his enemies are at peace with him, which contradicts the situation in Esther 7:4 where Esther and her people are under threat of destruction.

Proverbs 16:7: When a man's ways please the LORD, he maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse instructs to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, whereas Esther 7:4 is about seeking deliverance from enemies' plans.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

This verse advises against seeking personal vengeance and trusting in God's wrath, while Esther 7:4 involves Esther taking action against Haman.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with Exodus 14:14

This verse promises that the Lord will fight for you and you need only to be still, which contrasts with Esther's active petition to the king for intervention in Esther 7:4.

Exodus 14:14: The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 24:12

This verse has David refraining from acting against Saul, expressing that the Lord will judge between them, which contrasts with the request for justice against Haman in Esther 7:4.

1 Samuel 24:12: The LORD judge between me and thee, and the LORD avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.
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