Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 37:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 37:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 37:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Joseph told his brothers about a special dream he had because he thought it was important. Joseph wanted to share something exciting that happened to him while he was asleep.

Genesis 37:6: And he said unto them, Hear, I pray you, this dream which I have dreamed:

Contradiction with Genesis 37:10

This verse of Genesis 37:10 contradicts Genesis 37:6 because, in verse 6, Joseph shares his dream, symbolizing his rise over his family. However, in verse 10, his father criticizes and disputes the idea, showing disbelief and disapproval.

Genesis 37:10: And he told [it] to his father, and to his brethren: and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What [is] this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down ourselves to thee to the earth?

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:18

Proverbs 16:18 cautions that pride precedes destruction, contradicting Genesis 37:6, where Joseph's dream might be seen as a display of pride, suggesting his rise above others.

Proverbs 16:18: Pride [goeth] before destruction, and an haughty spirit before a fall.

Contradiction with Matthew 20:16

Matthew 20:16, "So the last shall be first, and the first last," contradicts Genesis 37:6 by reversing Joseph's dream's implication of supremacy, asserting that the order is not as presumed.

Matthew 20:16: So the last shall be first, and the first last: for many be called, but few chosen.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

Ezekiel 18:20 states that each person is responsible for their own actions, opposing Genesis 37:6's implicit idea that Joseph's dreams of authority over his family were inevitable or inherently justified.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
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