Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 9:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 9:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 9:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when God puts clouds in the sky, He also shows a rainbow to remind everyone of His promise to never flood the whole world again. It's like a special sign from God that He loves us and keeps His promises.

Genesis 9:14: And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

Contradiction with Amos 3:7

This verse suggests that God reveals His plans to prophets, whereas Genesis 9:14 describes a sign (rainbow) given to all, not specifically through prophets.

Amos 3:7: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses emphasize God's thoughts and ways being higher than human understanding, potentially contradicting the straightforward sign provided in Genesis 9:14.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:39

Jesus refers to a generation seeking a sign as wicked, while Genesis 9:14 describes a sign given by God as a covenant.

Matthew 12:39: But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:22

Paul mentions Jews require a sign while Greeks seek wisdom, which conflicts with the universal sign given to all living creatures in Genesis 9:14.

1 Corinthians 1:22: For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
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