Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 12:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 12:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 12:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, this verse means that a man was strong enough to win against an angel because he was really determined and asked for help with tears. At a special place called Bethel, he met God who shared important messages with him and his people.

Hosea 12:4: Yea, he had power over the angel, and prevailed: he wept, and made supplication unto him: he found him [in] Bethel, and there he spake with us;

Contradiction with Genesis 32:24-30

Hosea 12:4 suggests Jacob "had power" with the angel and "prevailed," whereas Genesis describes Jacob wrestling with a man (interpreted as God) and implies the man allowed Jacob to prevail rather than being overpowered.

Genesis 32:24-30: And Jacob was left alone; and there wrestled a man with him until the breaking of the day. [breaking...: Heb. ascending of the morning]

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

Hosea 12:4 refers to Jacob speaking with God, but Exodus 33:20 states no man can see God and live, which contradicts the notion of a direct encounter.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

Hosea 12:4 implies Jacob saw and communicated with God face to face, whereas John says no one has seen God at any time, directly contradicting such an experience.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

Similar to John 1:18, this verse states that no one has seen God at any time, contradicting the suggestion in Hosea 12:4 that Jacob saw God.

1 John 4:12: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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