Contradiction with Genesis 19:26
This verse shows Lot’s wife looking back at Sodom and turning into a pillar of salt, which contradicts the urgency and protection given to Lot’s family in Genesis 19:15.
Genesis 19:26: But his wife looked back from behind him, and she became a pillar of salt.
Contradiction with Matthew 5:14
This verse describes believers as the light of the world, set on a hill, which contrasts the idea of secrecy and haste to escape Sodom's impending destruction in Genesis 19:15.
Matthew 5:14: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Contradiction with Luke 9:5
This verse instructs to shake the dust off your feet from any place that does not welcome you, suggesting a deliberate action rather than the haste and urgency described in Genesis 19:15.
Luke 9:5: And whosoever will not receive you, when ye go out of that city, shake off the very dust from your feet for a testimony against them.
Contradiction with Joshua 6:15
The verse describes the Israelites circling Jericho patiently for seven days, a stark contrast to the immediate escape from Sodom in Genesis 19:15.
Joshua 6:15: And it came to pass on the seventh day, that they rose early about the dawning of the day, and compassed the city after the same manner seven times: only on that day they compassed the city seven times.
Contradiction with John 3:17
Describes Jesus not coming to condemn the world, which can be seen as contrasting with the destructive judgment on Sodom implied by the haste in Genesis 19:15.
John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.
Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:2
Describes the Lord’s coming as unexpected like a thief in the night, which contrasts with the announced and hurried departure from Sodom in Genesis 19:15.
1 Thessalonians 5:2: For yourselves know perfectly that the day of the Lord so cometh as a thief in the night.
Paradox #1
Genesis 19:15 involves the urgency for Lot and his family to leave Sodom due to impending destruction. The potential contradiction or conflict could be related to the idea of divine intervention and punishment. Some may see a conflict in God's willingness to destroy a city and its inhabitants, which raises questions about justice, mercy, and the collateral damage affecting innocent people alongside the guilty. This can be seen as inconsistent with the notion of a wholly loving and merciful deity.