Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 39:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 39:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 39:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, God was with Joseph even when he was in prison. God was kind to Joseph and made the prison guard like him and be nice to him.

Genesis 39:21: But the LORD was with Joseph, and shewed him mercy, and gave him favour in the sight of the keeper of the prison. [shewed...: Heb. extended kindness unto him]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:17

This verse speaks of God's anger and abandonment, contrary to the Lord's presence and favor in Genesis 39:21.

Deuteronomy 31:17: Then my anger shall be kindled against them in that day, and I will forsake them, and I will hide my face from them, and they shall be devoured, and many evils and troubles shall befall them; so that they will say in that day, Are not these evils come upon us, because our God [is] not among us? [befall: Heb. find]

Contradiction with Psalm 44:24

Here, the psalmist expresses feeling forsaken by God, which contradicts the favor and presence of the Lord mentioned in Genesis 39:21.

Psalm 44:24: Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

This verse suggests that sin can separate people from God, unlike the continual presence and kindness Joseph received in Genesis 39:21.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]

Contradiction with Lamentations 2:7

The verse describes God rejecting His altar and abandoning His people, opposite to the favor and presence referenced in Genesis 39:21.

Lamentations 2:7: The Lord hath cast off his altar, he hath abhorred his sanctuary, he hath given up into the hand of the enemy the walls of her palaces; they have made a noise in the house of the LORD, as in the day of a solemn feast. [given up: Heb. shut up]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 39:23

It points to God hiding His face from His people due to sin, contrasting with the divine favor and presence in Genesis 39:21.

Ezekiel 39:23: 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' cry of being forsaken contrasts with the experience of God's presence by Joseph in Genesis 39:21.

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?

Contradiction with Romans 1:24

God giving people up to impurity is contrary to the favor and steadfast presence shown to Joseph in Genesis 39:21.

Romans 1:24: Wherefore God also gave them up to uncleanness through the lusts of their own hearts, to dishonour their own bodies between themselves:
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