Genesis, the first book of the Bible, supposedly written by Moses, who had direct communication with God. Makes sense, because some of the events in there are supposed to have happened when only God was around, so we might expect this book to be correct. NOPE!
Genesis 1:3-5 On the first day,
God created light, then separated light and darkness.
Genesis 1:14-19 The sun (which
separates night and day) wasn't created until the fourth day.
Genesis 1:11-12, 26-27 Trees were created
before man was created.
Genesis 2:4-9 Man was created
before trees were created.
Genesis 1:20-21, 26-27 Birds were created
before man was created.
Genesis 2:7, 19 Man was created before birds
were created.
Genesis 1:24-27 Animals were
created before man was created.
Genesis 2:7, 19 Man was created before animals
were created.
Genesis 1:26-27 Man and woman
were created at the same time.
Genesis 2:7, 21-22 Man was created first,
woman sometime later.
Genesis 1:28 God encourages
reproduction.
Leviticus 12:1-8 God requires
purification rites following childbirth which, in effect, makes childbirth a sin. (Note:
The period for purification following the birth of a daughter is twice that for a son.)
Genesis 1:31 God was pleased
with his creation.
Genesis 6:5-6 God was not pleased
with his creation.
(Note: That God should be displeased is inconsistent with the concept of omniscience.)
Genesis 2:4, 4:26, 12:8, 22:14-16, 26:25 God was already known as
"the Lord" (Yahweh or Jehovah) much earlier than the time of Moses.
Exodus 6:2-3 God was first known
as "the Lord" (Yahweh or Jehovah) at the time of the Egyptian Bondage, during
the life of Moses.
Genesis 2:17 Adam was to die the
very day that he ate the forbidden fruit.
Genesis 5:5 Adam lived 930 years.
Genesis 2:15-17, 3:4-6 It is wrong to want to be
able to tell good from evil.
Hebrews 5:13-14 It is immature
to be unable to tell good from evil.
Genesis 4:4-5 God prefers
Abel's offering and has no regard for Cain's.
2 Chronicles 19:7, Acts 10:34, Romans 2:11 God shows no partiality.
He treats all alike.
Genesis 4:9 God asks Cain where
his brother Abel is.
Proverbs 15:3, Jeremiah 16:17, 23:24-25, Hebrews 4:13 God is everywhere. He
sees everything. Nothing is hidden from his view.
Genesis 4:15, Deuteronomy 32:4, Isaiah 34:8 God is a vengeful god.
Exodus 15:3, Isaiah 42:13, Hebrews 12:29 God is a warrior. God
is a consuming fire.
Exodus 20:5, 34:14, Deuteronomy 4:24, Exodus 5:9, 6:15, 29:20, 32:21 God is a jealous god.
Leviticus 26:7-8, Numbers 31:17-18, Deuteronomy 20:16-17, Joshua 10:40, Judges 14:19, Ezekiel 9:5-7 The Spirit of God is
(sometimes) murder and killing.
Numbers 25:3-4, Deuteronomy 6:15, 9:7-8, 29:20, 32:21, Psalms 7:11, 78:49, Jeremiah 4:8, 17:4, 32:30-31, Zephaniah 2:2 God is angry. His anger
is sometimes fierce.
2 Samuel 22:7-8 (KJV) "I
called to the Lord; ... he heard my voice; ... The earth trembled and quaked, ... because
he was angry. Smoke came from his nostrils. Consuming fire came from his mouth, burning
coals blazed out of it."
Ezekiel 6:12, Nahum 1:2, 6 God is jealous and furious. He
reserves wrath for, and takes revenge on, his enemies. "...who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is poured out like fire, and rocks are thrown down by him."
2 Corinthians 13:11, 14, 1 John 4:8, 16 God is love.
Galatians 5:22-23 The fruit of
the Spirit of God is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, faithfulness, gentleness and
self-control.
Genesis 4:16 Cain went away (or
out) from the presence of the Lord.
Jeremiah 23:23-24 A man cannot
hide from God. God fills heaven and earth.
Genesis 6:4 There were Nephilim
(giants) before the Flood.
Genesis 7:21 All creatures other
than Noah and his clan were annihilated by the Flood.
Numbers 13:33 There were Nephilim
after the Flood.
Genesis 6:6, Exodus 32:14, Numbers 14:20, 1 Samuel 15:35, 2 Samuel 24:16 God does change his
mind.
Numbers 23:19-20, Isaiah 15:29, James 1:17 God does not change his
mind.
Genesis 6:19-22, 7:8-9, 7:14-16 Two of each kind are
to be taken, and are taken, aboard Noah's Ark.
Genesis 7:2-5 Seven pairs of some
kinds are to be taken (and are taken) aboard the Ark.
Genesis 7:1 Noah was righteous.
Job 1:1,8, 2:3 Job was righteous.
Luke 1:6 Zechariah and Elizabeth
were righteous.
James 5:16 Some men are righteous,
(which makes their prayers effective).
1 John 3:6-9 Christians become
righteous (or else they are not really Christians).
Romans 3:10, 3:23, 1 John 1:8-10 No one was or is
righteous.
Genesis 7:7 Noah and his clan
enter the Ark.
Genesis 7:13 They enter the Ark
(again?).
Genesis 11:7-9 God sows
discord.
Proverbs 6:16-19 God hates
anyone who sows discord.
Genesis 11:9 At Babel, the Lord
confused the language of the whole world.
1 Corinthians 14:33 Paul says
that God is not the author of confusion.
Genesis 11:12 Arpachshad
[Arphaxad] was the father of Shelah.
Luke 3:35-36 Cainan was the
father of Shelah. Arpachshad was the grandfather of Shelah.
GE 11:26
Terah was 70
years old when his son Abram was born.
Genesis 11:32 Terah was 205 years
old when he died (making Abram 135 at the time).
Genesis 12:4, Acts 7:4 Abram was 75 when he left
Haran. This was after Terah died. Thus, Terah could have been no more than 145 when he
died; or Abram was only 75 years old after he had lived 135 years.
Genesis 12:7, 17:1, 18:1, 26:2, 32:30, Exodus 3:16, 6:2-3, 24:9-11, 33:11, Numbers 12:7-8, 14:14, Job 42:5, Amos 7:7-8, 9:1 God is seen.
EX 33:20, John 1:18, 1 John 4:12 God is not seen. No one
can see God's face and live. No one has ever seen him.
Genesis 10:5, 20, 31 There were many languages
before the Tower of Babel.
Genesis 11:1 There was only one
language before the Tower of Babel.
Genesis 15:9, Exodus 20:24, 29:10-42, Leviticus 1:1-7, 38, Numbers 28:1-29, 40 God details sacrificial
offerings.
Jeremiah 7:21-22 God says he did
no such thing.
Genesis 16:15, 21:1-3, Galatians 4:22 Abraham had two sons,
Ishmael and Isaac.
Hebrews 11:17 Abraham had only one
son.
Genesis 17:1, 35:11, 1 Chronicles 29:11-12, Luke 1:37 God is omnipotent. Nothing
is impossible with (or for) God.
Judges 1:19 Although God was with
Judah, together they could not defeat the plainsmen because the latter had iron chariots.
Genesis 17:7, 10-11 The covenant of
circumcision is to be everlasting.
Galatians 6:15 It is of no
consequence.
Genesis 17:8 God promises
Abraham the land of Canaan as an "everlasting possession."
Genesis 25:8, Acts 7:2-5, Hebrews 11:13 Abraham died with the
promise unfulfilled.
Genesis 17:15-16, 20:11-12, 22:17 Abraham and his half
sister, Sarai, are married and receive God's blessings.
Leviticus 20:17, Deuteronomy 27:20-23 Incest is
wrong.
Genesis 18:20-21 God decides
to "go down" to see what is going on.
Proverbs 15:3, Jeremiah 16:17, 23:24-25, Hebrews 4:13 God is everywhere. He
sees everything. Nothing is hidden from his view.
Genesis 19:30-38 While he is
drunk, Lot's two daughters "lie with him," become pregnant, and give birth to
his offspring.
2 Peter 2:7 Lot was
"just" and "righteous."
Genesis 22:1-12, Deuteronomy 8:2 God tempts (tests)
Abraham and Moses.
Judges 2:22 God himself says that
he does test (tempt).
1 Corinthians 10:13 Paul says
that God controls the extent of our temptations.
James 1:13 God tests (tempts) no
one.
Genesis 27:28 "May God
give you ... an abundance of grain and new wine."
Deuteronomy 7:13 If they follow his
commandments, God will bless the fruit of their wine.
Psalms 104:5 God gives us wine to
gladden the heart.
Jeremiah 13:12 "... every
bottle shall be filled with wine."
John 2:1-11 According to the
author of John, Jesus' first miracle was turning water to wine.
Romans 14:21 It is good to refrain
from drinking wine.
Genesis 35:10 God says Jacob is
to be called Jacob no longer; henceforth his name is Israel.
Genesis 46:2 At a later time, God
himself uses the name Jacob.
Genesis 36:11 The sons of
Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
Genesis 36:15-16 Teman, Omar,
Zepho, Kenaz.
1 Chronicles 1:35-36 Teman,
Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
Genesis 49:2-28 The fathers
of the twelve tribes of Israel are: Reuben, Simeon, Levi, Judah, Zebulun, Issachar, Dan,
Gad, Asher, Naphtali, Joseph, and Benjamin.
Revelation 7:4-8 (Leaves out the
tribe of Dan, but adds Manasseh.)
Genesis 50:13 Jacob was buried
in a cave at Machpelah bought from Ephron the Hittite.
Acts 7:15-16 He was buried in
the sepulchre at Shechem, bought from the sons of Hamor.