Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 28:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 28:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 28:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promises to always be with us and take care of us no matter where we go. God will finish everything He promised and never leave us alone.

Genesis 28:15: And, behold, I [am] with thee, and will keep thee in all [places] whither thou goest, and will bring thee again into this land; for I will not leave thee, until I have done [that] which I have spoken to thee of.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:3

In this verse, God tells the Israelites He will not go up in the midst of them, which contradicts the promise in Genesis 28:15 of being with Jacob and keeping him wherever he goes.

Exodus 33:3: Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou [art] a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

Contradiction with Judges 2:3

This verse presents God declaring He will not drive out the inhabitants before the Israelites, which contradicts the protective assurance given in Genesis 28:15.

Judges 2:3: Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 28:15

Here, Saul expresses that God has departed from him and doesn't answer him, contradicting the continuous presence promised in Genesis 28:15.

1 Samuel 28:15: And Samuel said to Saul, Why hast thou disquieted me, to bring me up? And Saul answered, I am sore distressed; for the Philistines make war against me, and God is departed from me, and answereth me no more, neither by prophets, nor by dreams: therefore I have called thee, that thou mayest make known unto me what I shall do. [by prophets: Heb. by the hand of prophets]

Contradiction with Psalm 13:1

The psalmist laments that God seems to have forgotten and hidden His face, contradicting the assurance in Genesis 28:15 of God not leaving Jacob.

Psalm 13:1: [To the chief Musician, A Psalm of David.] How long wilt thou forget me, O LORD? for ever? how long wilt thou hide thy face from me? [chief...: or, overseer]

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:7-8

God acknowledges a moment of forsaking His people, which contradicts the perpetual presence and support promised in Genesis 28:15.

Isaiah 54:7-8: For a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 39:23-24

God declares that Israel went into captivity for their iniquity, contradicting the assurance of protection and presence in Genesis 28:15.

Ezekiel 39:23-24: And the heathen shall know that the house of Israel went into captivity for their iniquity: because they trespassed against me, therefore hid I my face from them, and gave them into the hand of their enemies: so fell they all by the sword.

Contradiction with Matthew 27:46

Jesus cries out feeling forsaken by God, which contradicts the promise in Genesis 28:15 of God being constant and present.

Matthew 27:46: And about the ninth hour Jesus cried with a loud voice, saying, Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani? that is to say, My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?
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