Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 13:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 13:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 13:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Judges, Manoah wanted to be kind and give food to the angel of the LORD as a way to show respect and gratitude. He asked the angel to stay while he prepared a young goat for a meal.

Judges 13:15: And Manoah said unto the angel of the LORD, I pray thee, let us detain thee, until we shall have made ready a kid for thee. [for thee: Heb. before thee]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:5-7

In Judges 13:15, Manoah offers food to an angel, but in 1 Kings 19:5-7, the angel provides food to Elijah, showing a reversal in who provides sustenance.

1 Kings 19:5-7: And as he lay and slept under a juniper tree, behold, then an angel touched him, and said unto him, Arise [and] eat.

Contradiction with Genesis 18:8

In Judges 13:15, Manoah offers the angel food, but the angel does not eat. In Genesis 18:8, when Abraham provides food, the angels eat, showing a different response to hospitality.

Genesis 18:8: And he took butter, and milk, and the calf which he had dressed, and set [it] before them; and he stood by them under the tree, and they did eat.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:11

Judges 13:15 depicts an angel being offered food, while in Matthew 4:11, angels minister to Jesus without food being involved, contrasting the interaction dynamics with angels.

Matthew 4:11: Then the devil leaveth him, and, behold, angels came and ministered unto him.
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