Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 7:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 7:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 7:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, a bad king tricked and hurt the families of God's people long ago, making them throw out their babies so they wouldn't survive. This was a sad and scary time for them.

Acts 7:19: The same dealt subtilly with our kindred, and evil entreated our fathers, so that they cast out their young children, to the end they might not live.

Contradiction with Exodus 1:22

Acts 7:19 mentions exposing infants, while Exodus 1:22 specifies Egyptians were commanded to cast male Hebrew children into the river, which is more direct than exposing.

Exodus 1:22: And Pharaoh charged all his people, saying, Every son that is born ye shall cast into the river, and every daughter ye shall save alive.

Contradiction with Acts 7:20

Acts 7:19 indicates a threat to infants' lives, while Acts 7:20 portrays Moses' birth during this time as divinely protected and “exceeding fair.”

Acts 7:20: In which time Moses was born, and was exceeding fair, and nourished up in his father's house three months: [exceeding fair: or, fair to God]

Contradiction with Exodus 1:16

Acts 7:19 states they were forced to expose infants, but Exodus 1:16 describes Pharaoh's order to midwives to kill Hebrew male infants at birth, not just expose them.

Exodus 1:16: And he said, When ye do the office of a midwife to the Hebrew women, and see [them] upon the stools; if it [be] a son, then ye shall kill him: but if it [be] a daughter, then she shall live.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:23

Acts 7:19 explains the exposure of infants, while Hebrews 11:23 highlights faith that led Moses' parents to hide him and disobey the king's command.

Hebrews 11:23: By faith Moses, when he was born, was hid three months of his parents, because they saw [he was] a proper child; and they were not afraid of the king's commandment.

Contradiction with Matthew 2:16

Acts 7:19 refers to ordered exposure, whereas Matthew 2:16 recounts Herod ordering the massacre of male children, not just exposure.

Matthew 2:16: Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Acts 7:19 could be seen in the context of discussing how a leader's actions against innocent people, such as ordering harm to children, conflicts with moral teachings about the sanctity of life and the protection of the innocent. This can be confusing for readers trying to understand how such acts align with moral and ethical principles.

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