Our responses to "contradictions" and "unfulfilled prophecies"
Below are our responses to questions that have been emailed to us, involving alleged Bible contradictions and alleged unfulfilled prophecies. Click on any of the questions listed below to see our responses. They are sorted by the books of the Bible. At the bottom of the page is a section for General Questions and responses. If you have a question, email us at: abpquestions@yahoo.com or use the comments form below.Genesis
• In Genesis, aren't there two contradictory creation accounts?
• How many languages were there before the time of Babel?
• When were Abraham's descendants supposed to return? After four generations, or seven?
• Who sold Joseph into slavery?
Exodus
• When were Abraham's descendants supposed to return? After four generations, or seven?
• Who was supposed to write the Commandments - God or Moses?
• "Not a bone of him shall be broken" - a nonexistent prophecy?
Leviticus
No items yet.Numbers
• "Not a bone of him shall be broken" - a nonexistent prophecy?
Deuteronomy
No items yet.Joshua
• Wasn't Ai supposed to be destroyed forever?
Judges
• Is God omnipotent (all-powerful)?
Ruth
No items yet.1 Samuel
• How long was the ark at Abinadab's house?
• What happened to the Amalekites?
2 Samuel
• How long was the ark at Abinadab's house?
1 Kings
• Who was the greatest: Jesus or Solomon?
• How many stalls and horsemen did Solomon have?
2 Kings
• Didn't God promise Josiah a peaceful death?
• Wasn't Zedekiah supposed to die peacefully?
1 Chronicles
• Does the Bible teach that the earth is 'fixed' and 'immovable'?
• What happened to the Amalekites?
• Didn't Jeremiah falsely say Coniah would have no children?
2 Chronicles
• Didn't God promise Josiah a peaceful death?
• How many stalls and horsemen did Solomon have?
Ezra
No items yet.Nehemiah
• Wasn't Ai supposed to be destroyed forever?
Esther
No items yet.Job
No items yet.Psalm
• Does the Bible teach that the earth is 'fixed' and 'immovable'?
• "Not a bone of him shall be broken" - a nonexistent prophecy?
Proverbs
No items yet.Ecclesiastes
No items yet.Song of Solomon
No items yet.Isaiah
• Does the Bible teach that the earth is 'fixed' and 'immovable'?
• Didn't Isaiah say Damascus would forever be desolate?
• Wasn't Babylon supposed to be desolate forever?
• Are Christians wrong for thinking that Isaiah 7:14 is a prophecy about a virgin?
Jeremiah
• Is God omnipotent (all-powerful)?
• Was Jeremiah wrong when he said the Babylonian Exile would last 70 years?
• Didn't Jeremiah falsely say Coniah would have no children?
• Wasn't Zedekiah supposed to die peacefully?
• Weren't the Jews who moved to Egypt supposed to die by the sword, famine, or pestilence?
• Was Jeremiah wrong about Hazor? And where are the "dragons" he spoke of?
• Wasn't Babylon supposed to be desolate forever?
Lamentations
No items yet.Ezekiel
• Wasn't Ezekiel wrong when he said the Ammonites would be forgotten?
• Wasn't Nebuchadnezzar supposed to completely destroy Tyre?
• Didn't Ezekiel say that Egypt would never again rule over other nations?
Daniel
• Does the Bible teach that the earth is flat?
• Was Daniel wrong when he referred to the "third" year of Jehoiakim?
Hosea
Joel
No items yet.Amos
No items yet.Obadiah
No items yet.Jonah
• Did Jonah's prophecy about the destruction of Nineveh fail?
Micah
• Didn't Micah admit that some of God's prophet's are liars?
Nahum
No items yet.Habakkuk
No items yet.Zephaniah
No items yet.Haggai
No items yet.Zechariah
No items yet.Malachi
No items yet.Matthew
• Does the Bible teach that the earth is flat?
• Does Matthew 4:8 teach a flat earth?
• Is God omnipotent (all-powerful)?
• Who was the greatest: Jesus or Solomon?
• Didn't Jeremiah falsely say Coniah would have no children?
• Did Jesus contradict his own teaching about calling someone a "fool?"
• How many blind men? Matthew says two? Mark says one?
• Who saw the risen Jesus first? Mary Magdalene? Peter? Cleopas? Who?
• Why is the genealogy of Jesus different in Matthew 1:1 than it is in Luke 3:23-28?
• Are Christians wrong for thinking that Isaiah 7:14 is a prophecy about a virgin?
Mark
• How many blind men? Matthew says two? Mark says one?
• Did Jesus name wrong man? When he said Abiathar, didn't he mean Ahimelech?
Luke
• Who was the greatest: Jesus or Solomon?
• Didn't Jeremiah falsely say Coniah would have no children?
• Did Jesus contradict his own teaching about calling someone a "fool?"
• Why is the genealogy of Jesus different in Matthew 1:1 than it is in Luke 3:23-28?
• Jesus said "hate" your father but "love" others?
John
• Did Jesus tell his disciples everything about his father?
• "Not a bone of him shall be broken" - a nonexistent prophecy?
Acts
• How long was the ark at Abinadab's house?
• Did Luke make a mistake involving Theudas and Judas the Galilean?
• Did Luke make a mistake when he referred to the province of Cilicia?
• Did Luke make a mistake when he said Peter addressed a crowd of 5000 men?
Romans
No items yet.1 Corinthians
No items yet.2 Corinthians
No items yet.Galatians
• Should every man bear his own burden or not?
Ephesians
No items yet.Philippians
No items yet.Colossians
• Who was the greatest: Jesus or Solomon?
1 Thessalonians
No items yet.2 Thessalonians
No items yet.1 Timothy
No items yet.2 Timothy
No items yet.Titus
No items yet.Philemon
No items yet.Hebrews
No items yet.James
No items yet.1 Peter
No items yet.2 Peter
No items yet.1 John
No items yet.2 John
No items yet.3 John
No items yet.Jude
No items yet.Revelation
• Does the Bible teach that the earth is flat?
General questions
• Was Mithras born of a virgin, in a stable, on Dec. 25?
• Does the Bible teach that the earth is flat?
• Did Christianity copy the Holy Trinity from the Hindu Trimurti?
• Did Christianity steal from Mithraism?
• Did Emperor Constantine shape the New Testament?
• Are Christians wrong for thinking that Isaiah 7:14 is a prophecy about a virgin?
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