Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 18:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 18:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 18:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promised that if there are just 45 good people in the city, He would not destroy it. This shows God's kindness and willingness to save everyone if there are enough good people.

Genesis 18:28: Peradventure there shall lack five of the fifty righteous: wilt thou destroy all the city for [lack of] five? And he said, If I find there forty and five, I will not destroy [it].

Contradiction with Genesis 18:32

This verse continues the negotiation and reduction of righteous necessary to spare Sodom, matching the approach rather than contradicting.

Genesis 18:32: And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten's sake.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states the soul that sins will die, suggesting individual responsibility and punishment, contrasting with the bargaining for a city's collective fate in Genesis 18:28.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:36

This verse speaks of individual accountability for every idle word in judgment, contrasting with the collective bargaining over Sodom for the sake of a few righteous in Genesis 18:28.

Matthew 12:36: But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:13

Implies a personal responsibility for one's sins and need for confession, contrasting with the idea of collective salvation in Genesis 18:28.

Proverbs 28:13: He that covereth his sins shall not prosper: but whoso confesseth and forsaketh [them] shall have mercy.

Paradox #1

Genesis 18:28 deals with a negotiation about sparing a city if a certain number of righteous people are found. A possible contradiction could be the idea of collective punishment versus individual justice. This raises questions about the fairness of punishing the entire group for the sins of some, instead of judging each person individually.

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