Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 5:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 5:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 5:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Hosea, when the people of Israel (Ephraim) and Judah realized they were in trouble, they asked a big and powerful king from another land to help them. But the king couldn't fix their problems or make them better.

Hosea 5:13: When Ephraim saw his sickness, and Judah [saw] his wound, then went Ephraim to the Assyrian, and sent to king Jareb: yet could he not heal you, nor cure you of your wound. [king Jareb: or, the king of Jareb: or, the king that should plead]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 16:12

This verse shows Asa relying on physicians instead of seeking the Lord, similar to Hosea 5:13 where reliance on Assyria is criticized.

2 Chronicles 16:12: And Asa in the thirty and ninth year of his reign was diseased in his feet, until his disease [was] exceeding [great]: yet in his disease he sought not to the LORD, but to the physicians.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse condemns trust in human strength over God, contradicting the trust in Assyria seen in Hosea 5:13.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 31:1

This verse condemns seeking help from Egypt rather than God, similar to the fault of relying on Assyria mentioned in Hosea 5:13.

Isaiah 31:1: Woe to them that go down to Egypt for help; and stay on horses, and trust in chariots, because [they are] many; and in horsemen, because they are very strong; but they look not unto the Holy One of Israel, neither seek the LORD!

Contradiction with Psalm 118:8-9

Trusting in the Lord over princes is advocated here, contradicting the described actions in Hosea 5:13 where trust is placed in Assyria.

Psalm 118:8-9: [It is] better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.

Paradox #1

The theological inconsistency in this verse could be the reliance on human solutions rather than seeking help from God. In the Bible, God often emphasizes the need for faith and reliance on Him, so seeking help elsewhere might contradict the principle of trusting God fully.

Paradox #2

Hosea 5:13 mentions a situation where people seek help from sources that ultimately cannot heal or save them. The contradiction here might be seen in the reliance on human or earthly powers rather than trusting in divine help. This can be viewed as conflicting with the belief in relying on God as the ultimate source of help and healing.

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