Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 1:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ruth 1:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ruth 1:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Ruth, Naomi is telling Ruth that her sister-in-law has gone back to her own country and their gods, so Ruth should go back too. Naomi thinks it's better for Ruth to return to her own family for a better future.

Ruth 1:15: And she said, Behold, thy sister in law is gone back unto her people, and unto her gods: return thou after thy sister in law.

Contradiction with Genesis 13:9

Unlike Ruth 1:15, where Naomi urges Ruth to return, Abram offers Lot the choice to part ways or stay.

Genesis 13:9: [Is] not the whole land before thee? separate thyself, I pray thee, from me: if [thou wilt take] the left hand, then I will go to the right; or if [thou depart] to the right hand, then I will go to the left.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:29

Unlike Ruth 1:15, where departure is encouraged, this verse speaks of great reward for those who leave family for Christ’s sake.

Matthew 19:29: And every one that hath forsaken houses, or brethren, or sisters, or father, or mother, or wife, or children, or lands, for my name's sake, shall receive an hundredfold, and shall inherit everlasting life.

Contradiction with Luke 9:62

In contrast to Ruth 1:15, where Naomi suggests returning, this verse emphasizes commitment and looking forward, not turning back.

Luke 9:62: And Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plough, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.

Contradiction with Philippians 3:13-14

Unlike the urging to return in Ruth 1:15, Paul talks about forgetting what is behind and pressing forward towards the prize.

Philippians 3:13-14: Brethren, I count not myself to have apprehended: but [this] one thing [I do], forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto those things which are before,
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