Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifices, contrasting with Genesis 18:5's focus on hospitality through providing food.
1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:25
This verse talks about not worrying about what to eat or drink, indicating a different perspective on food than the hospitality shown in Genesis 18:5.
Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?
Contradiction with Matthew 4:4
Jesus emphasizes that man shall not live by bread alone, contrasting with the emphasis on providing bread in Genesis 18:5.
Matthew 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:8
Suggests that food does not bring us closer to God, while Genesis 18:5 focuses on food as a means of hospitality to the divine beings.
1 Corinthians 8:8: But meat commendeth us not to God: for neither, if we eat, are we the better; neither, if we eat not, are we the worse. [are we the better: or, have we the more] [are we the worse: or, have we the less]