Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 41:38

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 41:38 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 41:38. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Pharaoh was very impressed with Joseph because he saw that God was with Joseph and helping him. Pharaoh knew Joseph was special because he had God's spirit inside him.

Genesis 41:38: And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find [such a one] as this [is], a man in whom the Spirit of God [is]?

Contradiction with John 14:17

This verse mentions the Spirit of truth, whom the world cannot receive, contradicting Genesis 41:38's implication that Pharaoh recognized the Spirit of God in Joseph.

John 14:17: [Even] the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him: but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:14

This verse describes the natural person as unable to understand things of the Spirit, contrasting with how a non-believer, Pharaoh, acknowledges the Spirit of God in Joseph.

1 Corinthians 2:14: But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither can he know [them], because they are spiritually discerned.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 6:14

This verse advises against believers forming partnerships with unbelievers, highlighting Pharaoh's collaboration with Joseph, a man of God.

2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Contradiction with Romans 8:9

This verse states that without the Spirit of Christ, one does not belong to Him, contradicting Pharaoh's recognition of the Spirit in Joseph.

Romans 8:9: But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you. Now if any man have not the Spirit of Christ, he is none of his.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:6

This verse warns against giving what is holy to dogs or casting pearls before swine, contrasting with how Joseph, a man filled with God's Spirit, is elevated by the Egyptian Pharaoh.

Matthew 7:6: Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn again and rend you.
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