Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Peter 2:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Peter 2:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Peter 2:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Peter, God saved a good man named Lot, who was upset by the bad things the evil people around him were saying and doing. God saw Lot's heart and cared for him even though others were behaving badly.

2 Peter 2:7: And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:

Contradiction with Genesis 19:30-36

These verses describe the morally questionable actions of Lot and his daughters, which contrasts the portrayal of Lot as "just" and "righteous" in 2 Peter 2:7.

Genesis 19:30-36: And Lot went up out of Zoar, and dwelt in the mountain, and his two daughters with him; for he feared to dwell in Zoar: and he dwelt in a cave, he and his two daughters.

Contradiction with Genesis 19:8

Lot offers his daughters to the men of Sodom, which contradicts the presentation of him as being righteous or just in 2 Peter 2:7.

Genesis 19:8: Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as [is] good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.

Contradiction with Genesis 13:12-13

These verses describe Lot living among the sinful people of Sodom, contrasting his description as righteous in 2 Peter 2:7.

Genesis 13:12-13: Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched [his] tent toward Sodom.

Contradiction with Genesis 19:26

Lot's wife disobeys the angel's warning, which questions the characterization of Lot's household as righteous.

Genesis 19:26: But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
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