Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jonah 1:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jonah 1:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jonah 1:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the ship's captain was scared and woke Jonah up, asking him to pray to his God to save them from the storm so they wouldn't die. The captain hoped that Jonah’s God might help make things better.

Jonah 1:6: So the shipmaster came to him, and said unto him, What meanest thou, O sleeper? arise, call upon thy God, if so be that God will think upon us, that we perish not.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:24

The verse speaks of sweet sleep, which contrasts with Jonah's deep sleep during a crisis.

Proverbs 3:24: When thou liest down, thou shalt not be afraid: yea, thou shalt lie down, and thy sleep shall be sweet.

Contradiction with Matthew 8:24

This verse shows Jesus sleeping during a storm, which contrasts with Jonah's sleep as an act of avoidance.

Matthew 8:24: And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but he was asleep.

Contradiction with Mark 13:35-36

These verses encourage watchfulness and staying awake, which contradicts Jonah's sleep in the face of danger.

Mark 13:35-36: Watch ye therefore: for ye know not when the master of the house cometh, at even, or at midnight, or at the cockcrowing, or in the morning:

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:14

This verse calls for awakening from sleep, contradicting Jonah's slumber in the midst of a storm.

Ephesians 5:14: Wherefore he saith, Awake thou that sleepest, and arise from the dead, and Christ shall give thee light. [he: or, it]

Contradiction with Romans 13:11

The call to awake from sleep due to salvation being near contradicts Jonah's unconsciousness during a time of peril.

Romans 13:11: And that, knowing the time, that now [it is] high time to awake out of sleep: for now [is] our salvation nearer than when we believed.

Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:6

This verse advises staying awake and alert, which contradicts Jonah's sleep during a significant time.

1 Thessalonians 5:6: Therefore let us not sleep, as [do] others; but let us watch and be sober.

Contradiction with Proverbs 6:9-11

These verses warn against sleeping and being idle, contrasting Jonah's sleep in a critical moment.

Proverbs 6:9-11: How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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