Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 18:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 18:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 18:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Abraham was talking to God and was being very humble. He said that he is just like dust and ashes, which means he knows he is very small compared to God.

Genesis 18:27: And Abraham answered and said, Behold now, I have taken upon me to speak unto the Lord, which [am but] dust and ashes:

Contradiction with Job 34:37

Job claims that man adds rebellion unto their sin, showing a stance of man’s guilt, while Genesis 18:27 expresses man's humility and unworthiness.

Job 34:37: For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth [his hands] among us, and multiplieth his words against God.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse describes all human righteousness as filthy rags, implying total depravity, whereas Genesis 18:27 shows Abraham as able to communicate with God despite his humility.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Psalm 8:5

Declares that humans are made "a little lower than the angels," suggesting a special status for humans, conflicting with Abraham's view of himself as "dust and ashes."

Psalm 8:5: For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour.

Contradiction with Romans 3:10

States there is none righteous, aligning with total human fallenness, in contrast to Abraham's ability to dialogue with God in Genesis 18:27.

Romans 3:10: As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one:

Contradiction with Matthew 5:48

Jesus calls for perfection, implying human potential to reach it, whereas Genesis 18:27 highlights human insignificance.

Matthew 5:48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Contradiction with Job 25:6

Describes man as a worm, reflecting a low view of humanity, similar but more extreme than Abraham's humility, emphasizing total insignificance.

Job 25:6: How much less man, [that is] a worm? and the son of man, [which is] a worm?
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