Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 22:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 22:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 22:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written this book, God told Abraham to go to a special place. After three days of traveling, Abraham finally saw it in the distance.

Genesis 22:4: Then on the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes, and saw the place afar off.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

"Thou shalt not kill" contradicts God’s command to Abraham in Genesis 22:4 to sacrifice his son.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Romans 8:32

Highlights God's own willingness to sacrifice His Son, contrasting with the test of Abraham being asked to sacrifice Isaac.

Romans 8:32: He that spared not his own Son, but delivered him up for us all, how shall he not with him also freely give us all things?

Contradiction with James 1:13

States that God does not tempt anyone, contradicting the idea of God testing Abraham’s faith as a temptation.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers, which contrasts with the act of preparing for a human sacrifice.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 19:5

Condemns the idea of human sacrifice, contradicting God's request from Abraham.

Jeremiah 19:5: They have built also the high places of Baal, to burn their sons with fire [for] burnt offerings unto Baal, which I commanded not, nor spake [it], neither came [it] into my mind:
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