Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 9:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 9:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 9:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when a rainbow appears in the sky, it is a reminder for God and everyone that He made a promise to all living things on Earth. This promise is that He will not flood the whole world again.

Genesis 9:16: And the bow shall be in the cloud; and I will look upon it, that I may remember the everlasting covenant between God and every living creature of all flesh that [is] upon the earth.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

This verse speaks of God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, contrasting with Genesis 9:16 which emphasizes God's covenant of mercy.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that a son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, contradicting the idea of generational punishment outlined earlier.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

This verse mentions God's promise to be merciful to unrighteousness and to not remember sins, contrasting with the earlier notion of punishment for sins.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict in that verse could be the idea of a covenant or promise being remembered only through a sign, which might imply that without the sign, the promise could be forgotten. This could conflict with the belief in an all-knowing, all-remembering deity.

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