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Library: Modern Do***ents: Jim Meritt: A List of Biblical Contradictions
A List of Biblical Contradictions (1992)
Jim Meritt
Table of Contents
Introduction to Contradictions
Contradictions
References
Introduction to Contradictions
The Bible is riddled with repetitions and contradictions, things that the
Bible bangers would be quick to point out in anything that they want to
criticize. For instance, Genesis 1 and 2 disagree about the order in which
things are created, and how satisfied God is about the results of his
labors. The flood story is really two interwoven stories that contradict
each other on how many of each kind of animal are to be brought into the
Ark--is it one pair each or seven pairs each of the "clean" ones? The
Gospel
of John disagrees with the other three Gospels on the activities of Jesus
Christ (how long had he stayed in Jerusalem--a couple of days or a whole
year?) and all four Gospels contradict each other on the details of Jesus
Christ's last moments and resurrection. The Gospels of Matthew and Luke
contradict each other on the genealogy of Jesus Christ's father; though
both
agree that Joseph was not his real father. Repetitions and contradictions
are understandable for a hodgepodge collection of do***ents, but not for
some carefully constructed treatise, reflecting a well-thought-out plan.
Of the various methods I've seen to "explain" these:
1. "That is to be taken metaphorically" In other words, what is written is
not what is meant. I find this entertaining, especially for those who
decide
what ISN'T to be taken as other than the absolute WORD OF GOD--which just
happens to agree with the particular thing they happen to want...
2. "There was more there than...." This is used when one verse says "there
was a" and another says "there was b," so they decide there was "a" AND
"b"--which is said nowhere. This makes them happy, since it doesn't say
there WASN'T "a+b." But it doesn't say there was "a+b+little green
martians." This is often the same crowd that insists theirs is the ONLY
possible interpretation (i.e. only "a") and the only way. I find it
entertaining they they don't mind adding to verses.
3. "It has to be understood in context" I find this amusing because it
comes
from the same crowd that likes to push likewise extracted verses that
sup****t their particular view. Often it is just one of the verses in the
contradictory set is suppose to be taken as THE TRUTH when if you add more
to it it suddenly becomes "out of context." How many of you have gotten
JUST
John 3:16 (taken out of all context) thrown up at you?
4. "there was just a copying/writing error" This is sometimes called a
"transcription error," as in where one number was meant and an incorrect
one
was copied down. Or that what was "quoted" wasn't really what was said,
but
just what the author thought was said when he thought it was said. And
that's right--I'm not disagreeing with events, I'm disagreeing with what
is
WRITTEN. Which is apparently agreed that it is incorrect. This is an
amusing
misdirection to the problem that the bible itself is wrong.
5. "That is a miracle." Naturally. That is why it is stated as fact.
6. "God works in mysterious ways" A useful dodge when the speaker doesn't
understand the conflict between what the bible SAYS and what they WISH it
said.
Contradictions
God good to all, or just a few?
War or Peace?
Who is the father of Joseph?
Who was at the Empty Tomb?
Is Jesus equal to or lesser than?
Which first--beasts or man?
The number of beasts in the ark
How many stalls and horsemen?
Is it folly to be wise or not?
Human vs. ghostly impregnation
The sins of the father
The bat is not a bird
Rabbits do not chew their cud
Insects do NOT have four feet
Snails do not melt
Fowl from waters or ground
Odd genetic engineering
The shape of the earth
S****s, while built low, do not eat dirt
Earth sup****ted?
Heaven sup****ted too
The hydrological cycle
Order of creation
Moses' personality
Righteous live?
Jesus' first sermon plain or mount?
Jesus' last words
Years of famine
Moved David to anger?
The GENEALOGY OF JESUS?
God be seen?
CRUEL, UNMERCIFUL, DESTRUCTIVE, and FEROCIOUS or KIND, MERCIFUL, and GOOD
Tempts?
Judas died how?
Ascend to heaven
What was Jesus' prediction regarding Peter's denial?
How many time did the cock crow?
Who killed Saul
How many beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount
Does every man sin?
Who bought potter's field?
Who prophesied the potter's field?
Who bears guilt?
Do you answer a fool?
How many children did Michal, the daughter of Saul, have?
How old was Jehoiachin when he began to reign?
Marriage?
Did those with Saul/Paul at his conversion hear a voice?
Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?
How many apostles were in office between the resurrection and ascension?
Judging
Good deeds
For or against?
Whom did they see at the tomb?
God change?
Destruction of cities (what said was Jeremiah was Zechariah)
Who's sepulchers?
Strong drink?
When second coming?
Solomon's overseers
The mother of Abijah
When did Baasha die?
How old was Ahaziah when he began to reign?
Who was Josiah's successor?
The differences in the census figures of Ezra and Nehemiah
What was the color of the robe placed on Jesus during his trial?
What did they give him to drink?
How long was Jesus in the tomb?
God good to all, or just a few?
PSA 145:9 The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his
works.
JER 13:14 And I will dash them one against another, even the fathers and
the
sons together, saith the LORD: I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy,
but destroy them.
War or Peace?
EXO 15:3 The LORD is a man of war: the LORD is his name.
ROM 15:33 Now the God of peace be with you all. Amen.
Who is the father of Joseph?
MAT 1:16 And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born
Jesus,
who is called Christ.
LUK 3:23 And Jesus himself began to be about thirty years of age, being
(as
was supposed) the son of Joseph, which was the son of Heli.
Who was at the Empty Tomb? Is it:
MAT 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first
day
of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
MAR 16:1 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the
mother
of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and
anoint him.
JOH 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it
was
yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the
sepulchre.
Is Jesus equal to or lesser than?
JOH 10:30 I and my Father are one.
JOH 14:28 Ye have heard how I said unto you, I go away, and come again
unto
you. If ye loved me, ye would rejoice, because I said, I go unto the
Father:
for my Father is greater than I.
Which first--beasts or man?
GEN 1:25 And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, and cattle
after their kind, and every thing that creepeth upon the earth after his
kind: and God saw that it was good.
GEN 1:26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness:
and
let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the
air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping
thing that creepeth upon the earth.
GEN 2:18 And the LORD God said, It is not good that the man should be
alone;
I will make him an help meet for him.
GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the
field,
and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would
call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the
name thereof.
The number of beasts in the ark
GEN 7:2 Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sevens, the male
and
his female: and of beasts that are not clean by two, the male and his
female.
GEN 7:8 Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls,
and
of every thing that creepeth upon the earth, GEN 7:9 There went in two and
two unto Noah into the ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded
Noah.
How many stalls and horsemen?
KI1 4:26 And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for his chariots,
and twelve thousand horsemen.
CH2 9:25 And Solomon had four thousand stalls for horses and chariots, and
twelve thousand horsemen; whom he bestowed in the chariot cities, and with
the king at Jerusalem.
Is it folly to be wise or not?
PRO 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all
thy getting get understanding.
ECC 1:18 For in much wisdom is much grief: and he that increaseth
knowledge
increaseth sorrow.
1 Cor.1:19: "For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and
wil bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent."
Human vs. ghostly impregnation
ACT 2:30 Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an
oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he
would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;
MAT 1:18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his
mother
Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with
child of the Holy Ghost.
The sins of the father
ISA 14:21 Prepare slaughter for his children for the iniquity of their
fathers; that they do not rise, nor possess the land, nor fill the face of
the world with cities.
DEU 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither
shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put
to death for his own sin.
The bat is not a bird
LEV 11:13 And these are they which ye shall have in abomination among the
fowls; they shall not be eaten, they are an abomination: the eagle, and
the
ossifrage, and the ospray,
LEV 11:14 And the vulture, and the kite after his kind;
LEV 11:15 Every raven after his kind;
LEV 11:16 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk
after his kind,
LEV 11:17 And the little owl, and the cormorant, and the great owl,
LEV 11:18 And the swan, and the pelican, and the gier eagle,
LEV 11:19 And the stork, the heron after her kind, and the lapwing, and
the
bat.
DEU 14:11 Of all clean birds ye shall eat.
DEU 14:12 But these are they of which ye shall not eat: the eagle, and the
ossifrage, and the ospray,
DEU 14:13 And the glede, and the kite, and the vulture after his kind,
DEU 14:14 And every raven after his kind,
DEU 14:15 And the owl, and the night hawk, and the cuckow, and the hawk
after his kind,
DEU 14:16 The little owl, and the great owl, and the swan,
DEU 14:17 And the pelican, and the gier eagle, and the cormorant,
DEU 14:18 And the stork, and the heron after her kind, and the lapwing,
and
the bat.
Rabbits do not chew their cud
LEV 11:6 And the hare, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the
hoof; he is unclean unto you.
"Gerah," the term which appears in the MT means (chewed) cud, and also
perhaps grain, or berry (also a 20th of a sheckel, but I think that we can
agree that that is irrelevant here). It does *not* mean dung, and there is
a
perfectly adequate Hebrew word for that, which could have been used.
Furthermore, the phrase translated "chew the cud" in the KJV is more
exactly
"bring up the cud." Rabbits do not bring up anything; they let it go all
the
way through, then eat it again. The description given in Leviticus is
inaccurate, and that's that. Rabbits do eat their own dung; they do not
bring anything up and chew on it.
Insects do NOT have four feet
LEV 11:21 Yet these may ye eat of every flying creeping thing that goeth
upon all four, which have legs above their feet, to leap withal upon the
earth;
LEV 11:22 Even these of them ye may eat; the locust after his kind, and
the
bald locust after his kind, and the beetle after his kind, and the
grasshopper after his kind.
LEV 11:23 But all other flying creeping things, which have four feet,
shall
be an abomination unto you.
Snails do not melt
PSA 58:8 As a snail which melteth, let every one of them pass away: like
the
untimely birth of a woman, that they may not see the sun.
Fowl from waters or ground?
GEN 1:20 And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly the moving
creature that hath life, and fowl that may fly above the earth in the open
firmament of heaven.
GEN 1:21 And God created great whales, and every living creature that
moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and
every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that it was good.
GEN 2:19 And out of the ground the LORD God formed every beast of the
field,
and every fowl of the air; and brought them unto Adam to see what he would
call them: and whatsoever Adam called every living creature, that was the
name thereof.
Odd genetic engineering
GEN 30:39 And the flocks conceived before the rods, and brought forth
cattle
ringstraked, speckled, and spotted.
The shape of the earth
ISA 40:22 It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the
inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens
as
a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in:
MAT 4:8 Again, the devil taketh him up into an exceeding high mountain,
and
sheweth him all the kingdoms of the world, and the glory of them;
Astromical bodies are spherical, and you cannot see the entire exterior
surface from anyplace. The kingdoms of Egypt, China, Greece, Crete,
sections
of Asia Minor, India, Maya (in Mexico), Carthage (North Africa), Rome
(Italy), Korea, and other settlements from these kingdoms of the world
were
widely distributed.
S****s, while built low, do not eat dirt
GEN 3:14 And the LORD God said unto the serpent, Because thou hast done
this, thou art cursed above all cattle, and above every beast of the
field;
upon thy belly shalt thou go, and dust shalt thou eat all the days of thy
life:
Earth sup****ted?
JOB 26:7 He stretcheth out the north over the empty place, and hangeth the
earth upon nothing.
JOB 38:4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth?
declare,
if thou hast understanding.
Heaven sup****ted too
JOB 26:11 The pillars of heaven tremble and are astonished at his reproof.
The hydrological cycle
ECC 1:7 All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea is not full; unto the
place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again.
JOB 38:22 Hast thou entered into the treasures of the snow? or hast thou
seen the treasures of the hail,
Storehouses are not part of the cycle
Order of creation
Here is the order in the first (Genesis 1), the Priestly tradition:
Day 1: Sky, Earth, light
Day 2: Water, both in ocean basins and above the sky(!)
Day 3: Plants
Day 4: Sun, Moon, stars (as calendrical and navigational aids)
Day 5: Sea monsters (whales), fish, birds, land animals, creepy-crawlies
(reptiles, insects, etc.)
Day 6: Humans (apparently both ***es at the same time)
Day 7: Nothing (the Gods took the first day off anyone ever did)
Note that there are "days," "evenings," and "mornings" before the Sun was
created. Here, the Deity is referred to as "Elohim," which is a plural,
thus
the literal translation, "the Gods." In this tale, the Gods seem satisfied
with what they have done, saying after each step that "it was good."
The second one (Genesis 2), the Yahwist tradition, goes:
Earth and heavens (misty)
Adam, the first man (on a desolate Earth)
Plants
Animals
Eve, the first woman (from Adam's rib)
How orderly were things created?
#1: Step-by-step. The only discrepancy is that there is no Sun or Moon or
stars on the first three "days."
#2: God fixes things up as he goes. The first man is lonely, and is not
satisfied with animals. God finally creates a woman for him. (funny thing
that an omniscient god would forget things)
How satisfied with creation was he?
#1: God says "it was good" after each of his labors, and rests on the
seventh day, evidently very satisfied.
#2: God has to fix up his creation as he goes, and he would certainly not
be
very satisfied with the disobedience of that primordial couple. (funny
thing
that an omniscient god would forget things)
Moses' personality
Num.12:3: "Now the man Moses was very meek, above all the men which were
upon the fact of the earth."
Num.31:14, 17, 18: "And Moses was wroth...And Moses said unto them, "Have
ye
saved all the women alive? ... Now therefore kill every male among the
little ones, and kill every woman, ... But all the women children ... keep
alive for yourselves."
Righteous live?
Ps.92:12: "The righteous shall flourish like the palm tree."
Isa.57:1: "The righteous perisheth, and no man layeth it to heart."
Acts 1:18: "Now this man (Judas) purchased a field with the reward of
iniquity; and falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his
bowels gushed out."
Matt. 27:5-7: "And he (Judas) cast down the pieces of silver in the
temple,
and departed, and went and hanged himself. And the chief priests...bought
with them the potter's field."
Jesus' first sermon plain or mount?
Matt.5:1,2: "And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a mountain: and
when
he was set, his disciples came unto him: And he opened his mouth, and
taught
them, saying...."
Luke6:17,20: "And he came down with them, and stood in the plain, and the
company of his disciples, and a great multitude of people...came to hear
him.. And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples and said..."
Jesus' last words
Matt.27:46,50: "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?" ...Jesus, when he cried again with a loud voice,
yielded up the ghost."
Luke23:46: "And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, "Father,
unto thy hands I commend my spirit:" and having said thus, he gave up the
ghost."
John19:30: "When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, "It is
finished:" and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost."
Years of famine
II SAMUEL 24:13: So God came to David, and told him, and said unto him,
shall SEVEN YEARS OF FAMINE come unto thee in thy land? or will thou flee
three months before thine enemies, while they pursue. thee?
I CHRONICLES 21:11: SO God came to David, and said unto him, Thus saith
the
LORD, Choose thee. Either THREE YEARS OF FAMINE or three months to be
destryed before thy foes, while that the sword of thine enemies overtaketh
thee;
Moved David to anger?
II SAMUEL 24: And again the anger of the LORD was kindled against Israel,
and he moved David against them to say, Go, number Isreal and Judah.
I CHRONICLES 21: And SATAN stood up against Isreal, and provoked David to
number Israel.
The GENEALOGY OF JESUS?
In two places in the New Testament the genealogy of Jesus son of Mary is
mentioned. Matthew 1:6-16 and Luke 3:23-31. Each gives the ancestors of
Joseph the CLAIMED husband of Mary and Step father of Jesus. The first one
starts from Abraham(verse 2) all the way down to Jesus. The second one
from
Jesus all the way back to Adam. The only common name to these two lists
between David and Jesus is JOSEPH, How can this be true? and also How can
Jesus have a genealogy when all Muslims and most Christians believe that
Jesus had/has no father.
God be seen?
Exod. 24:9,10; Amos 9:1; Gen. 26:2; and John 14:9
God CAN be seen:
"And I will take away my hand, and thou shalt see my backparts." (Ex.
33:23)
"And the Lord spake to Moses face to face, as a man speaketh to his
friend."
(Ex. 33:11)
"For I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." (Gen. 32:30)
God CANNOT be seen:
"No man hath seen God at any time." (John 1:18)
"And he said, Thou canst not see my face; for there shall no man see me
and
live." (Ex. 33:20)
"Whom no man hath seen nor can see." (1 Tim. 6:16)
CRUEL, UNMERCIFUL, DESTRUCTIVE, and FEROCIOUS or KIND, MERCIFUL, and GOOD:
"I will not pity, nor spare, nor have mercy, but destroy." (Jer. 13:14)
"Now
go and smite Amalek, and utterly destroy all that they have, and spare
them
not, but slay both man and woman, infant and suckling."
"The Lord is very pitiful and of tender mercy." (James 5:11)
"For his mercy endureth forever." (1 Chron. 16:34)
"The Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works."
(Ps. 145:9)
"God is love." (1 John 4:16)
Tempts?
"And it came to pass after these things, that God did tempt Abraham." (Gen
22:1)
"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." (James 1:13)
Judas died how?
"And he cast down the pieces of silver into the temple and departed, and
went out and hanged himself." (Matt. 27:5)
"And falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all of his
bowels
gushed out." (Acts 1:18)
Ascend to heaven
"And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven." (2 Kings 2:11)
"No man hath ascended up to heaven but he that came down from heaven, ...
the Son of Man." (John 3:13)
What was Jesus' prediction regarding Peter's denial?
Before the cock crow - Matthew 26:34
Before the cock crow twice - Mark 14:30
How many times did the cock crow?
MAR 14:72 And the second time the cock crew. And Peter called to mind the
word that Jesus said unto him, Before the cock crow twice, thou shalt deny
me thrice. And when he thought thereon, he wept.
MAT 26:74 Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the man.
And immediately the cock crew.
MAT 26:75 And Peter remembered the word of Jesus, which said unto him,
Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. And he went out, and wept
bitterly.
LUK 22:60 And Peter said, Man, I know not what thou sayest. And
immediately,
while he yet spake, the cock crew.
LUK 22:61 And the Lord turned, and looked upon Peter. And Peter remembered
the word of the Lord, how he had said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou
shalt deny me thrice.
JOH 13:38 Jesus answered him, Wilt thou lay down thy life for my sake?
Verily, verily, I say unto thee, The cock shall not crow, still thou hast
denied me thrice.
JOH 18:27 Peter then denied again: and immediately the cock crew.
Who killed Saul
SA1 31:4 Then said Saul unto his armourbearer, Draw thy sword, and thrust
me
through therewith; lest these uncir***cised come and thrust me through,
and
abuse me. But his armourbearer would not; for he was sore afraid.
Therefore
Saul took a sword, and fell upon it.
SA1 31:5 And when his armourbearer saw that Saul was dead, he fell
likewise
upon his sword, and died with him.
SA1 31:6 So Saul died, and his three sons, and his armourbearer, and all
his
men, that same day together.
SA2 1:15 And David called one of the young men, and said, Go near, and
fall
upon him. And he smote him that he died.
How many beatitudes in the Sermon on the Mount
MAT 5:3 Blessed are the poor in spirit: for theirs is the kingdom of
heaven.
MAT 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
MAT 5:5 Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
MAT 5:6 Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness:
for
they shall be filled.
MAT 5:7 Blessed are the merciful: for they shall obtain mercy.
MAT 5:8 Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God.
MAT 5:9 Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children
of God.
MAT 5:10 Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake:
for
theirs is the kingdom of heaven.
MAT 5:11 Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and
shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for my sake.
LUK 6:20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed be
ye
poor: for yours is the kingdom of God.
LUK 6:21 Blessed are ye that hunger now: for ye shall be filled. Blessed
are
ye that weep now: for ye shall laugh.
LUK 6:22 Blessed are ye, when men shall hate you, and when they shall
separate you from their company, and shall reproach you, and cast out your
name as evil, for the Son of man's sake.
LUK 6:23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy: for, behold, your
reward
is great in heaven: for in the like manner did their fathers unto the
prophets.
Does every man sin?
KI1 8:46 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,)
and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they
carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;
CH2 6:36 If they sin against thee, (for there is no man which sinneth
not,)
and thou be angry with them, and deliver them over before their enemies,
and
they carry them away captives unto a land far off or near;
PRO 20:9 Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am pure from my sin?
ECC 7:20 For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and
sinneth not.
JO1 1:8 If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth
is not in us.
JO1 1:9 If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our
sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
JO1 1:10 If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his
word
is not in us.
JO1 3:9 Whosoever is born of God doth not commit sin; for his seed
remaineth
in him: and he cannot sin, because he is born of God.
Who bought potter's field
ACT 1:18 Now this man purchased a field with the reward of iniquity; and
falling headlong, he burst asunder in the midst, and all his bowels gushed
out.
ACT 1:19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as
that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to say, The
field of blood.
MAT 27:6 And the chief priests took the silver pieces, and said, It is not
lawful for to put them into the treasury, because it is the price of
blood.
MAT 27:7 And they took counsel, and bought with them the potter's field,
to
bury strangers in.
MAT 27:8 Wherefore that field was called, The field of blood, unto this
day.
Who prophesied the potter's field?
Matthew 27:9-10 (mentions Jeremy but no such verse in Jeremiah) is in
Zechariah 11:12-13
Who bears guilt?
GAL 6:2 Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ.
GAL 6:5 For every man shall bear his own burden.
Do you answer a fool?
PRO 26:4 Answer not a fool according to his folly, lest thou also be like
unto him.
PRO 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own
conceit.
How many children did Michal, the daughter of Saul, have?
SA2 6:23 Therefore Michal the daughter of Saul had no child unto the day
of
her death.
SA2 21:8 But the king took the two sons of Rizpah the daughter of Aiah,
whom
she bare unto Saul, Armoni and Mephibosheth; and the five sons of Michal
the
daughter of Saul, whom she brought up for Adriel the son of Barzillai the
Meholathite:
How old was Jehoiachin when he began to reign?
KI2 24:8 Jehoiachin was eighteen years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned in Jerusalem three months. And his mother's name was Nehushta, the
daughter of Elnathan of Jerusalem.
CH2 36:9 Jehoiachin was eight years old when he began to reign, and he
reigned three months and ten days in Jerusalem: and he did that which was
evil in the sight of the LORD.
Marriage?
Proverbs 18:22
1 Corinthians 7 (whole book. See 1,2,27,39,40)
Did those with Saul/Paul at his conversion hear a voice?
ACT 9:7 And the men which journeyed with him stood speechless, hearing a
voice, but seeing no man.
ACT 22:9 And they that were with me saw indeed the light, and were afraid;
but they heard not the voice of him that spake to me.
Where was Jesus three days after his baptism?
MAR 1:12 And immediately the spirit driveth him into the wilderness.
JOH 1:35 Again the next day after John stood, and two of his disciples;
(various trapsing)
How many apostles were in office between the resurection and ascention?
1 Corinthians 15:5 (12)
Matthew 27:3-5 (minus one from 12)
Acts 1:9-26 (Mathias not elected until after resurrection)
MAT 28:16 Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a
mountain
where Jesus had appointed them.
Judging
1 Cor 2:15 "The spiritual man makes judgments about all things, but he
himself is not subject to any man's judgment:" (NIV)
1 Cor 4:5 "Therefore judge nothing before the appointed time; wait till
the
Lord comes. He will bring to light what is hidden in darkness and will
expose the motives of men's hearts. At that time each will receive his
praise from God."
Good deeds
Matt 5:16 "In the same way, let your light ****ne before men, that they may
see your good deeds and praise your Father in heaven." (NIV)
Matt 6:3-4 "But when you give to the needy, do not let your left hand know
what your right hand is doing, so that your giving may be in secert. Then
your Father, who sees what is done in secret, will reward you." (NIV)
For or against?
MAT 12:30 He that is not with me is against me; and he that gathereth not
with me scattereth abroad.
(default is against)
MAR 9:40 For he that is not against us is on our part.
(default is for)
LUK 9:50 And Jesus said unto him, Forbid him not: for he that is not
against
us is for us.
(default is for)
Whom did they see at the tomb?
MAT 28:2 And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the
Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the
door, and sat upon it.
MAT 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as
snow:
MAT 28:4 And for fear of him the keepers did shake, and became as dead
men.
MAT 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for
I
know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
MAR 16:5 And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on
the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
LUK 24:4 And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout,
behold, two men stood by them in ****ning garments:
JOH 20:12 And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and
the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
God change?
malachi 3:6
james 1:17
1 samuel 15:29
jonah 3:10
genesis 6:6
Destruction of cities (what said was jeremiah was zechariah)
MAT 27:9 Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet,
saying, And they took the thirty pieces of silver, the price of him that
was
valued, whom they of the children of Israel did value;
zechariah 11:11-13
(nothing in Jeremiah remotely like)
Who's sepulchers
acts 7:16
genesis 23:17,18
Strong drink?
proverbs 31:6,7
john 2:11-11
When second coming?
MAT 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all
these things be fulfilled.
MAR 13:30 Verily I say unto you, that this generation shall not pass, till
all these things be done.
LUK 21:32 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till
all be fulfilled.
1 thessalonians 4:15-18
Solomon's overseers
550 in I Kings 9:23
250 in II Chron 8:10
The mother of Abijah:
Maachah the daughter of Absalom 2 Chron 9:20
Michaiah the daughter of Uriel 2 Chron 13:2
When did Baasha die?
26th year of the reign of Asa I Kings 16:6-8
36th year of the reign of Asa I 2 Chron 16:1
How old was Ahaziah when he began to reign?
22 in 2 Kings 8:26
42 in 2 Chron 22:2
Who was Josiah's successor?
Jehoahaz - 2 Chron 36:1
Shallum - Jeremiah 22:11
The differences in the census figures of Ezra and Nehemiah.
What was the color of the robe placed on Jesus during his trial?
scarlet - Matthew 27:28
purple John 19:2
What did they give him to drink?
vinegar - Matthew 27:34
wine with myrrh - Mark 15:23
How long was Jesus in the tomb?
Depends where you look; Matthew 12:40 gives Jesus prophesying that he will
spend "three days and three nights in the heart of the earth," and Mark
10:34 has "after three days (meta treis emeras) he will rise again." As
far
as I can see from a quick look, the prophecies have "after three days,"
but
the post-Resurrection narratives have "on the third day."
References
The King James version of the Bible.
Self-Contradictions of the Bible by William Henry Burr (written in 1859 as
a
response to fundamentalism).
The X-Rated Bible: An Irreverent Survey of *** in the Scriptures by Ben
Edward Akerley
The Bible Handbook. (This is a compilation of several previous works by
several authors, including W.P. Ball, G.W. Foote, and John Bowden. It's a
collection of biblical contradictions, absurdities, atrocities,
immoralities, indecencies, obscenities, unfulfilled prophecies and broken
promises. This 372-page volume will give the atheist tons of scriptural
ammunition for shooting down the flimsy arguments of the reality
impaired.)
Classified Biblical Extracts Or, The Holy Scriptures Analyzed: Showing Its
Contradictions, Absurdities And Immoralities by Robert Cooper (originally
published in 1840).
DeHaan, M. R.
508 answers to Bible questions : with answers to seeming Bible
contradictions / M.R. DeHaan. Grand Rapids, Mich. : Zondervan, [1968?],
c1952.
UCSB Library BS538 .D43 1968
Thaddaeus, Joannes, fl. 1630.
The reconciler of the Bible inlarged : wherein above three thousand
seeming
contradictions throughout the Old and New Testament are fully and plainly
reconciled ... / by J.T. and T.M. .. London : Printed for Simon Miller
...,
1662.
Series title: Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1052:9.
UCSD Central MICRO F 524 Current Periodical Microform
Poole, Matthew, 1624-1679.
Annotations upon the Holy Bible. Vol. II : wherein the sacred text is
inserted, and various readings annex'd, together with the parallel
scriptures : the more difficult terms in each verse are explained,... The
third edition, with the addition of a new concordance and tables, by Mr.
Sam. Clark; the whole corrected and amended by the said Mr. Sam. Clark and
Mr. Edward Veale .. London : Printed for Thomas Parkhurst [and 6 others],
MDCXCVI [1696].
Series title: Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1041:1.
UCSD Central MICRO F 524 Current Periodical Microform
For more, see also: Biblical Errancy and Biblical Criticism.
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