Contradiction with Genesis 32:30
This verse mentions Jacob seeing God face to face, whereas Deuteronomy 4:12 emphasizes hearing God's voice but not seeing any form.
Genesis 32:30: And Jacob called the name of the place Peniel: for I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved. [Peniel: that is, The face of God]
Contradiction with Exodus 33:11
States that the Lord spoke to Moses face to face, as a man speaks to his friend, contradicting the notion of not seeing any form.
Exodus 33:11: And the LORD spake unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. And he turned again into the camp: but his servant Joshua, the son of Nun, a young man, departed not out of the tabernacle.
Contradiction with Numbers 12:8
God says He speaks with Moses directly and clearly, and not in dark speeches; Moses sees the form of the Lord, contrary to the invisible presence in Deuteronomy 4:12.
Numbers 12:8: With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?
Contradiction with Judges 13:22
Manoah fears he will die because he has seen God, conflicting with the claim of not seeing God in any form.
Judges 13:22: And Manoah said unto his wife, We shall surely die, because we have seen God.
Contradiction with Isaiah 6:1
Isaiah describes seeing the Lord sitting on a throne, high and lifted up, which contradicts the absence of form in Deuteronomy 4:12.
Isaiah 6:1: In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. [his...: or, the skirts thereof]
Contradiction with Ezekiel 1:26-28
Ezekiel sees the likeness and appearance of the glory of the Lord, conflicting with hearing God's voice without seeing a form.
Ezekiel 1:26-28: And above the firmament that [was] over their heads [was] the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne [was] the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.
Paradox #1
Some people might see a contradiction in experiencing a powerful event or message without a visible source or image, which could go against desires for tangible proof or representation. This can lead to a conflict between faith and the human need for visual or physical evidence.