Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 43:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 43:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 43:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the brothers got a gift ready for Joseph because they heard they would have lunch with him. They wanted to be nice and show respect when meeting him.

Genesis 43:25: And they made ready the present against Joseph came at noon: for they heard that they should eat bread there.

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 23:5

This verse speaks of God making an everlasting covenant, whereas Genesis 43:25 involves human preparations and interactions without mention of divine permanence.

2 Samuel 23:5: Although my house [be] not so with God; yet he hath made with me an everlasting covenant, ordered in all [things], and sure: for [this is] all my salvation, and all [my] desire, although he make [it] not to grow.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Advises against worrying about daily needs, contradicting Genesis 43:25 where Joseph's brothers prepare anxiously for his arrival.

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 Exodus 14:14

Suggests that the Lord will fight for you without needing preparations, unlike the preparations seen in Genesis 43:25.

Exodus 14:14: The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

Contradiction with Luke 12:22

Encourages not being anxious about life, which contradicts the proactive preparation described in Genesis 43:25.

Luke 12:22: And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
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