Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 7:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 7:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 7:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, when Jacob heard there was food in Egypt, he sent his sons to get some. This tells us that Jacob wanted to take care of his family during a time when food was hard to find.

Acts 7:12: But when Jacob heard that there was corn in Egypt, he sent out our fathers first.

Contradiction with Genesis 41:41

This verse contradicts Acts 7:12 by indicating that it was Pharaoh, not Joseph's brethren, who held authority in Egypt.

Genesis 41:41: And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee over all the land of Egypt.

Contradiction with Genesis 42:5

This verse contradicts Acts 7:12 by showing that all sons of Israel, not just the first time, went to Egypt to buy corn during the famine.

Genesis 42:5: And the sons of Israel came to buy [corn] among those that came: for the famine was in the land of Canaan.

Contradiction with Genesis 42:6

This verse contradicts Acts 7:12 as it describes Joseph's brothers bowing to him, contrasting with the simple act of hearing about corn in Egypt.

Genesis 42:6: And Joseph [was] the governor over the land, [and] he [it was] that sold to all the people of the land: and Joseph's brethren came, and bowed down themselves before him [with] their faces to the earth.

Contradiction with Genesis 45:7

This verse contradicts Acts 7:12 by explaining that God sent Joseph ahead to save his family, rather than them only learning about corn availability.

Genesis 45:7: And God sent me before you to preserve you a posterity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great deliverance. [to preserve...: Heb. to put for you a remnant]

Contradiction with Genesis 45:9

This verse contradicts Acts 7:12 by mentioning Joseph’s explicit invitation to his father, refuting the notion of them simply discovering food in Egypt.

Genesis 45:9: Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him, Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of all Egypt: come down unto me, tarry not:

Contradiction with Genesis 46:3

This verse contradicts Acts 7:12 by expressing God’s plan for Jacob’s family to reside in Egypt, contrasting the mere acquisition of corn.

Genesis 46:3: And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Contradiction with Genesis 47:4

This verse contradicts Acts 7:12 by focusing on the need for pasture in Egypt, not just the purchase of food.

Genesis 47:4: They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in the land are we come; for thy servants have no pasture for their flocks; for the famine [is] sore in the land of Canaan: now therefore, we pray thee, let thy servants dwell in the land of Goshen.
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