Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 43:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 43:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 43:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the brothers were surprised and amazed because they were seated in order from oldest to youngest, which they didn’t expect. It shows that something special was happening because the host seemed to know them very well.

Genesis 43:33: And they sat before him, the firstborn according to his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth: and the men marvelled one at another.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

This verse suggests that the Lord directs a man's steps, which contradicts Genesis 43:33, where Joseph arranges his brothers based on birthright without divine intervention mentioned.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Proverbs 20:24

It states that a man's steps are of the Lord, contrasting the intentional arrangement in Genesis 43:33, implying human decision.

Proverbs 20:24: Man's goings [are] of the LORD; how can a man then understand his own way?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

It emphasizes that chance happens to everyone, contradicting the deliberate seating order in Genesis 43:33.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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