Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 41:56

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 41:56 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 41:56. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written Genesis, when there was no food anywhere, Joseph helped by giving out food that had been saved. He made sure people in Egypt could buy what they needed to eat.

Genesis 41:56: And the famine was over all the face of the earth: And Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto the Egyptians; and the famine waxed sore in the land of Egypt. [all the storehouses: Heb. all wherein was]

Contradiction with Genesis 8:22

This verse suggests that there will always be seasons of planting and harvest, not continuous famine over all the earth as Genesis 41:56 implies.

Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

This verse implies that the righteous will not be forsaken or left in need, contradicting the severe famine described in Genesis 41:56.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:26

This verse argues that God provides for all His creatures, which seems at odds with the widespread famine in Genesis 41:56.

Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Contradiction with Philippians 4:19

It suggests that God supplies all needs, contrasting with the dire situation of famine highlighted in Genesis 41:56.

Philippians 4:19: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.
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