Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 10:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 10:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 10:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God made a big, strong wind that blew all the bugs away into the sea, so there were no more bugs left in Egypt. This shows how powerful God is and how He can help His people.

Exodus 10:19: And the LORD turned a mighty strong west wind, which took away the locusts, and cast them into the Red sea; there remained not one locust in all the coasts of Egypt. [cast: Heb. fastened]

Contradiction with Joshua 24:12

This verse mentions that the hornet, not wind, drove out the enemies, which contrasts with the method employed in Exodus 10:19 for removing the locusts.

Joshua 24:12: And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, [even] the two kings of the Amorites; [but] not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

Contradiction with James 1:17

This verse suggests that all good and perfect gifts are from above and do not change like shifting shadows, indicating consistency in God's actions, whereas Exodus 10:19 shows a drastic change with the locusts being driven away.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:4

This verse speaks of the earth abiding forever, implying stability and continuity, contrasting with the sudden removal of the locusts in Exodus 10:19.

Ecclesiastes 1:4: [One] generation passeth away, and [another] generation cometh: but the earth abideth for ever.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

Highlights the unchanging nature of God’s ways and thoughts, which contrasts with the drastic intervention seen in Exodus 10:19.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Genesis 8:1

This verse speaks to God remembering Noah and his intervention to end the flood, showing a more gradual process than the immediate removal of locusts in Exodus 10:19.

Genesis 8:1: And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, and all the cattle that [was] with him in the ark: and God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the waters asswaged;
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