Contradiction with Genesis 18:14
This verse asks if anything is too hard for the Lord, while Genesis 31:12 suggests that specific intervention is necessary through dreams, implying limitations or challenges that require divine explanation.
Genesis 18:14: Is any thing too hard for the LORD? At the time appointed I will return unto thee, according to the time of life, and Sarah shall have a son.
Contradiction with Numbers 23:19
This verse states that God is not a man that He should lie, yet Genesis 31:12 involves a vision, which could be interpreted as subjective or open to misinterpretation.
Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:17
This verse suggests that no man can comprehend the works of God, yet Genesis 31:12 involves an explanation from God, implying comprehensibility.
Ecclesiastes 8:17: Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it].
Contradiction with James 1:17
This verse describes God as unchanging, yet Genesis 31:12 involves God directing Jacob's actions, which could imply a change in divine plans or preferences.
James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
Paradox #1
The potential contradiction in Genesis 31:12 could be seen in the idea of favoritism or selective blessing. In the broader context, it raises questions about fairness and whether certain actions or individuals are divinely favored over others, which can be inconsistent with the idea of an all-loving and just deity.