Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 41:54

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 41:54 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 41:54. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this story shows that Joseph was very wise and listened to God, so he knew that a time when food would be hard to find was coming. Because Joseph planned ahead, there was food to eat in Egypt even when there wasn’t food anywhere else.

Genesis 41:54: And the seven years of dearth began to come, according as Joseph had said: and the dearth was in all lands; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

This verse encourages trust in God's provision, suggesting a carefree approach to worries about food, which contrasts with the preparation for famine in Genesis 41:54.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:2

This verse speaks of spending on what truly satisfies beyond physical food, which can contradict Genesis 41:54's focus on preparing physical sustenance for famine.

Isaiah 55:2: Wherefore do ye spend money for [that which is] not bread? and your labour for [that which] satisfieth not? hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye [that which is] good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. [spend: Heb. weigh]

Contradiction with Luke 12:24

This verse highlights God's provision for the ravens who neither sow nor reap, contrasting with the human preparation for food shortages described in Genesis 41:54.

Luke 12:24: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Contradiction with Exodus 16:35

This verse describes how God provided manna for the Israelites for 40 years, contradicting the need for human-planned storage in the event of famine as in Genesis 41:54.

Exodus 16:35: And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:4

This verse emphasizes living by the word of God rather than bread alone, offering a spiritual focus that contrasts with the physical preparedness in Genesis 41:54.

Matthew 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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