Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 7:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Acts 7:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Acts 7:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Luke, God saw that His people were having a hard time in Egypt and heard them crying for help, so He decided to come help them. God chose Moses to go and lead them out of Egypt.

Acts 7:34: I have seen, I have seen the affliction of my people which is in Egypt, and I have heard their groaning, and am come down to deliver them. And now come, I will send thee into Egypt.

Contradiction with Exodus 3:7

Contradicts by showing God stating His awareness of their suffering, whereas Acts 7:34 emphasizes seeing their affliction and hearing their groaning.

Exodus 3:7: And the LORD said, I have surely seen the affliction of my people which [are] in Egypt, and have heard their cry by reason of their taskmasters; for I know their sorrows;

Contradiction with Exodus 3:8

Contradicts by God saying He has come down to deliver them, while Acts 7:34 states He has seen and heard before He comes down.

Exodus 3:8: And I am come down to deliver them out of the hand of the Egyptians, and to bring them up out of that land unto a good land and a large, unto a land flowing with milk and honey; unto the place of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites.

Contradiction with Exodus 2:24

Contradicts by God hearing their groaning in Exodus and remembering His covenant, whereas Acts 7:34 focuses on the act of delivering them without mentioning the covenant.

Exodus 2:24: And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Contradiction with Exodus 2:25

Contradicts by stating God’s acknowledgment of Israel, while Acts 7:34 emphasizes His hearing and seeing.

Exodus 2:25: And God looked upon the children of Israel, and God had respect unto [them]. [had...: Heb. knew]
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