Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 24:48

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 24:48 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 24:48. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Genesis, the person in the story was very thankful and happy because God helped him find the right person for his master's son to marry. He prayed and said thank you to God for guiding him.

Genesis 24:48: And I bowed down my head, and worshipped the LORD, and blessed the LORD God of my master Abraham, which had led me in the right way to take my master's brother's daughter unto his son.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

This verse shows God as jealous, punishing iniquity, contradicting Genesis 24:48 where God's guidance is celebrated.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:35

God regrets making Saul king, contradicting Genesis 24:48's notion of divine guidance and selection.

1 Samuel 15:35: And Samuel came no more to see Saul until the day of his death: nevertheless Samuel mourned for Saul: and the LORD repented that he had made Saul king over Israel.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

God creates evil, contradicting Genesis 24:48's focus on blessing God's faithful guidance.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:8

God changes His mind based on people's actions, which contrasts with the determinative providence celebrated in Genesis 24:48.

Jeremiah 18:8: If that nation, against whom I have pronounced, turn from their evil, I will repent of the evil that I thought to do unto them.

Contradiction with Amos 3:6

Calamity in a city is attributed to God, opposing the purely benevolent guidance praised in Genesis 24:48.

Amos 3:6: Shall a trumpet be blown in the city, and the people not be afraid? shall there be evil in a city, and the LORD hath not done [it]? [be afraid: or, run together?] [the LORD...: or, shall not the LORD do somewhat?]

Contradiction with Malachi 1:4

God hates Esau, which contrasts with the impartial blessing celebrated in Genesis 24:48.

Malachi 1:4: Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.

Contradiction with Acts 10:34

God is no respecter of persons, contradicting Genesis 24:48 where specific guidance is celebrated as a personal favor.

Acts 10:34: Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Contradiction with Romans 9:13

Reaffirms God's partiality towards Jacob over Esau, opposing the neutral benevolence in Genesis 24:48.

Romans 9:13: As it is written, Jacob have I loved, but Esau have I hated.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27

God chooses the foolish to shame the wise, differing from the clear divine guidance celebrated in Genesis 24:48.

1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Contradiction with Hebrews 12:6

God chastens those He loves, which contradicts the celebration of straightforward divine guidance in Genesis 24:48.

Hebrews 12:6: For whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every son whom he receiveth.
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