Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 24:50

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 24:50 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 24:50. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse is about Laban and Bethuel agreeing that what is happening comes from God, so they shouldn’t say anything against it or for it. They trust that God has a good plan.

Genesis 24:50: Then Laban and Bethuel answered and said, The thing proceedeth from the LORD: we cannot speak unto thee bad or good.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

This verse highlights that while humans plan their course, the Lord establishes their steps, suggesting a contrast to Genesis 24:50 where the decision is portrayed as solely God's act without human planning.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

It asserts that humans cannot direct their own steps, implying limitation in human agency contrary to Genesis 24:50 where divine and human decisions align.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with Acts 5:38-39

Suggests outcomes driven by human actions may fail if not from God, contrasting the acceptance in Genesis 24:50 as divine will without exhibiting opposition.

Acts 5:38-39: And now I say unto you, Refrain from these men, and let them alone: for if this counsel or this work be of men, it will come to nought:

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

States that God's thoughts and ways are higher than humans', contradicting Genesis 24:50 by implying that humans aligning so seamlessly with God's will might not always be simple or expected.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Jonah 1:2-3

Illustrates human defiance against God's command, showing a contrast to the immediate acceptance in Genesis 24:50.

Jonah 1:2-3: Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
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