Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 43:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 43:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 43:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the author of Genesis, the brothers are saying that if they hadn't waited so long, they could have already gone to Egypt and come back again. They are trying to show their father that they need to return quickly to get more food.

Genesis 43:10: For except we had lingered, surely now we had returned this second time. [this: or, twice by this]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

This verse encourages not to worry about tomorrow, contradicting the urgency of action in Genesis 43:10.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with James 4:13-14

These verses caution against making plans with certainty about the future, whereas Genesis 43:10 implies certainty in actions.

James 4:13-14: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain:

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:21

This verse emphasizes that ultimately, it is the Lord's purpose that prevails, while Genesis 43:10 focuses on human planning and timing.

Proverbs 19:21: [There are] many devices in a man's heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
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