Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 43:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 43:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 43:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the men took gifts and extra money, and they brought Benjamin with them to go to Egypt. They stood before Joseph to ask for more food during the famine.

Genesis 43:15: And the men took that present, and they took double money in their hand, and Benjamin; and rose up, and went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph.

Contradiction with Genesis 42:9

In Genesis 43:15, Jacob sends his sons with gifts and Benjamin to Egypt, suggesting trust, whereas Genesis 42:9 shows Joseph accusing them of being spies, suggesting distrust.

Genesis 42:9: And Joseph remembered the dreams which he dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye [are] spies; to see the nakedness of the land ye are come.

Contradiction with Genesis 42:36

Genesis 43:15 shows Jacob allowing Benjamin to go, while Genesis 42:36 shows Jacob lamenting over losing his children, suggesting he wouldn't let Benjamin go.

Genesis 42:36: And Jacob their father said unto them, Me have ye bereaved [of my children]: Joseph [is] not, and Simeon [is] not, and ye will take Benjamin [away]: all these things are against me.

Contradiction with Genesis 37:28

In Genesis 43:15, the brothers go to Egypt peacefully, but Genesis 37:28 shows them selling Joseph into slavery, indicating betrayal by Joseph's brothers.

Genesis 37:28: Then there passed by Midianites merchantmen; and they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold Joseph to the Ishmeelites for twenty [pieces] of silver: and they brought Joseph into Egypt.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Genesis 43:15 depicts reliance on gifts and diplomacy, whereas Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trust in the Lord instead of human understanding.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Genesis 43:15 shows concern for physical needs by bringing gifts, in contrast to Matthew 6:25, which advises not to worry about such needs.

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 John 12:6

In Genesis 43:15, the focus is on obtaining favor through gifts, whereas John 12:6 criticizes prioritizing material concerns over other values.

John 12:6: This he said, not that he cared for the poor; but because he was a thief, and had the bag, and bare what was put therein.
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