Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 48:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 48:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 48:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Israel (who is also Jacob) tells his son Joseph that he is going to die, but he reassures Joseph that God will be with him and will help bring him back to the special land where their family comes from.

Genesis 48:21: And Israel said unto Joseph, Behold, I die: but God shall be with you, and bring you again unto the land of your fathers.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 31:6

This verse speaks of God being with the Israelites and not forsaking them, while Genesis 48:21 speaks of God being with the people despite Jacob's impending death.

Deuteronomy 31:6: Be strong and of a good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the LORD thy God, he [it is] that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

This verse reassures that God will never leave nor forsake His followers, which seems consistent but can appear contradictory when considering Jacob's statement of his impending death in Genesis 48:21.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 28:20

This verse promises that Jesus will be with His disciples always, which may seem to contradict the separation implied by Jacob's approaching death in Genesis 48:21.

Matthew 28:20: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, [even] unto the end of the world. Amen.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

This verse reflects on never seeing the righteous forsaken, which is reassuring like Genesis 48:21, yet might be seen as conflicting in terms of Jacob's concern about his death.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.
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