Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 41:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 41:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 41:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the seven healthy cows and seven good stalks of grain both mean seven good years where there will be plenty of food. It's a part of a dream showing that both cows and grain tell the same story.

Genesis 41:26: The seven good kine [are] seven years; and the seven good ears [are] seven years: the dream [is] one.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:7

While Genesis 41:26 represents abundance through the fruitful years, 1 Samuel 2:7 speaks to God making people poor or rich, highlighting divine control over abundance and scarcity rather than a natural cycle.

1 Samuel 2:7: The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up.

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:23

Genesis 41:26 describes a time of great fruitfulness and plenty, whereas Proverbs 13:23 suggests that there can be wastage and destruction even in the midst of much food due to injustice.

Proverbs 13:23: Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1-2

Genesis 41:26 speaks of a specific and direct prophecy regarding time, but Ecclesiastes 3:1-2 suggests that times and seasons for fruitfulness are part of a natural cycle.

Ecclesiastes 3:1-2: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

Genesis 41:26 implies storing up grain during years of plenty, but Matthew 6:19-20 advises against laying up earthly treasures, emphasizing heavenly treasures instead.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Luke 12:16-21

While Genesis 41:26 deals with the wise storing of grain during times of plenty, Luke 12:16-21 warns against hoarding and provides a parable about the folly of relying on earthly abundance.

Luke 12:16-21: And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The ground of a certain rich man brought forth plentifully:
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