Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 41:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 41:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 41:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, when Pharaoh had a dream that made him feel worried and confused, he asked all the smart and magical people in Egypt to explain it, but none of them could tell him what it meant.

Genesis 41:8: And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit was troubled; and he sent and called for all the magicians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and Pharaoh told them his dream; but [there was] none that could interpret them unto Pharaoh.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding, suggesting reliance on God over personal wisdom or interpretations, contrary to the magicians and wise men's failure to interpret Pharaoh's dream in Genesis 41:8.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:25

That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise men backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish, suggesting that God confounds the wisdom of earth's wise men, aligning with their inability in Genesis 41:8.

Isaiah 44:25: That frustrateth the tokens of the liars, and maketh diviners mad; that turneth wise [men] backward, and maketh their knowledge foolish;

Contradiction with Daniel 2:27-28

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise men...shew unto the king; But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, indicating God's exclusive power to reveal secrets unlike the wise men in Genesis 41:8.

Daniel 2:27-28: Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and said, The secret which the king hath demanded cannot the wise [men], the astrologers, the magicians, the soothsayers, shew unto the king;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:7

Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise men of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, there is none like unto thee, suggesting the futility of earthly wisdom compared to God's, highlighting the wise men's failure in Genesis 41:8.

Jeremiah 10:7: Who would not fear thee, O King of nations? for to thee doth it appertain: forasmuch as among all the wise [men] of the nations, and in all their kingdoms, [there is] none like unto thee. [to...: or, it liketh thee]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:20

Where is the wise? where is the scribe? where is the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world? indicating the limitations of human wisdom as demonstrated by the wise men's failure in Genesis 41:8.

1 Corinthians 1:20: Where [is] the wise? where [is] the scribe? where [is] the disputer of this world? hath not God made foolish the wisdom of this world?
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