Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 43:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 43:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 43:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Genesis, Joseph's brothers told him that their father was still alive and doing well. They showed respect to Joseph by bowing down their heads.

Genesis 43:28: And they answered, Thy servant our father [is] in good health, he [is] yet alive. And they bowed down their heads, and made obeisance.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 30:17

This verse, which speaks of restoring health and healing wounds, seems contradictory to the specific and passive nature of acknowledging someone else's well-being in Genesis 43:28.

Jeremiah 30:17: For I will restore health unto thee, and I will heal thee of thy wounds, saith the LORD; because they called thee an Outcast, [saying], This [is] Zion, whom no man seeketh after.

Contradiction with Job 14:1

Presents life as full of trouble, which contradicts the general sense of wellness expressed in the statement "he is in good health" in Genesis 43:28.

Job 14:1: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 2:22-23

Describes human life's labor and grief, contrasting the peaceful and well-stated "in good health" in Genesis 43:28.

Ecclesiastes 2:22-23: For what hath man of all his labour, and of the vexation of his heart, wherein he hath laboured under the sun?

Contradiction with Psalm 38:7

Speaks of distress and ailment, which contradicts the phrase "thy servant our father is in good health" from Genesis 43:28.

Psalm 38:7: For my loins are filled with a loathsome [disease]: and [there is] no soundness in my flesh.

Contradiction with Job 3:26

Expresses a lack of peace and rest, starkly contrasting the implication of well-being in Genesis 43:28.

Job 3:26: I was not in safety, neither had I rest, neither was I quiet; yet trouble came.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

Suggests that all face the same fate regardless of their well-being, conflicting with the notion of being "in good health" mentioned in Genesis 43:28.

Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.
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