Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ruth 4:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ruth 4:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ruth 4:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse shows Naomi's happiness as she helps take care of the baby. It is a special moment because it brings joy and hope back into Naomi's life after she had been sad.

Ruth 4:16: And Naomi took the child, and laid it in her bosom, and became nurse unto it.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:35-36

These verses speak of division within families, which can contrast with the familial unity and care shown in Ruth 4:16.

Matthew 10:35-36: For I am come to set a man at variance against his father, and the daughter against her mother, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.

Contradiction with Luke 14:26

This verse emphasizes prioritizing love for Christ over family ties, contrasting with the focus on family in Ruth 4:16.

Luke 14:26: If any [man] come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:29

This verse discusses not getting too attached to the world, including family relationships, which contrasts with the family bonding depicted in Ruth 4:16.

1 Corinthians 7:29: But this I say, brethren, the time [is] short: it remaineth, that both they that have wives be as though they had none;

Contradiction with Mark 3:33-35

Jesus redefines family beyond blood relations, which contrasts the biological and caregiving roles highlighted in Ruth 4:16.

Mark 3:33-35: And he answered them, saying, Who is my mother, or my brethren?

Contradiction with Isaiah 49:15

Talks about the possibility of a mother forgetting her child, contrasting Naomi's care in Ruth 4:16.

Isaiah 49:15: Can a woman forget her sucking child, that she should not have compassion on the son of her womb? yea, they may forget, yet will I not forget thee. [that...: Heb. from having compassion]
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