Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 78:41

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 78:41 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 78:41. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, when the people didn't trust God and tried to test Him, they didn't let God show how powerful and loving He truly is. They forgot the amazing things God had done for them before, so they couldn't see what He could do for them now.

Psalms 78:41: Yea, they turned back and tempted God, and limited the Holy One of Israel.

Contradiction with Genesis 18:14

This verse states that nothing is too hard for the Lord, while Psalms 78:41 suggests a limitation to God's power by implying He could be "tempted."

Genesis 18:14: Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse emphasizes that God does not change His mind or lie, contradicting the implication in Psalms 78:41 that God was provoked to the point of being tempted.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:28

This verse describes God as never growing weary and having understanding beyond measure, opposing the notion in Psalms 78:41 that God could be "limited."

Isaiah 40:28: Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, [that] the everlasting God, the LORD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary? [there is] no searching of his understanding.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

God declares that He does not change, which contradicts the idea of God being seemingly affected or altered as suggested in Psalms 78:41.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Contradiction with James 1:13

This verse explains that God cannot be tempted with evil, and does not tempt anyone, contradicting the idea in Psalms 78:41 of God being tempted.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Paradox #1

Psalms 78:41 discusses how people limited God by their disbelief and rebellion. A possible contradiction is the idea of a powerful, all-knowing God being limited by human actions, which raises questions about divine omnipotence and human free will. However, this is more of a theological debate than a direct moral conflict.

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