Contradiction with Job 5:19
This verse describes God's deliverance from six or seven troubles, suggesting He does not always prevent them, implying a selective intervention.
Job 5:19: He shall deliver thee in six troubles: yea, in seven there shall no evil touch thee.
Contradiction with Job 30:20
Job complains that he cries out to God, but He does not answer, showing times when God seems not to uphold or raise those in distress.
Job 30:20: I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].
Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:2
The prophet asks how long he must cry for help without hearing from God, indicating a perceived lack of support at times.
Habakkuk 1:2: O LORD, how long shall I cry, and thou wilt not hear! [even] cry out unto thee [of] violence, and thou wilt not save!
Contradiction with Psalm 22:1
David cries out feeling forsaken by God, suggesting moments where God does not appear to uphold those in trouble.
Psalm 22:1: [To the chief Musician upon Aijeleth Shahar, A Psalm of David.] My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me? [why art thou so] far from helping me, [and from] the words of my roaring? [Aijeleth...: or, the hind of the morning] [helping...: Heb. my salvation]
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8
Jeremiah speaks of prayers being shut out, indicating times when God does not seem to respond or lift up the bowed down.
Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:8-9
Paul mentions asking God to remove a thorn in the flesh, but God rather gives him grace to endure, not removing the burden directly.
2 Corinthians 12:8-9: For this thing I besought the Lord thrice, that it might depart from me.
Contradiction with Psalm 13:1
David asks how long God will forget him forever, highlighting a period where he feels unsupported by God.
Psalm 13:1: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? [chief...: or, overseer]
Contradiction with Matthew 27:46
Jesus expresses feeling forsaken on the cross, suggesting moments of perceived abandonment.
Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?