Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 12:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 12:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 12:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the Egyptians wanted the Israelites to leave quickly because they were scared and thought something bad might happen to everyone if they stayed. The Egyptians were in a hurry for them to go away so everyone would be safe.

Exodus 12:33: And the Egyptians were urgent upon the people, that they might send them out of the land in haste; for they said, We [be] all dead [men].

Contradiction with Genesis 15:13

This verse states that the Israelites will be enslaved and mistreated for 400 years, implying a long departure, while Exodus 12:33 shows the Egyptians urgently sending them away.

Genesis 15:13: And he said unto Abram, Know of a surety that thy seed shall be a stranger in a land [that is] not theirs, and shall serve them; and they shall afflict them four hundred years;

Contradiction with Exodus 14:5-9

These verses describe Pharaoh pursuing the Israelites, in contrast to Exodus 12:33 where Egyptians are eager to let them go.

Exodus 14:5-9: And it was told the king of Egypt that the people fled: and the heart of Pharaoh and of his servants was turned against the people, and they said, Why have we done this, that we have let Israel go from serving us?

Contradiction with Exodus 16:3

The Israelites express regret for leaving Egypt, conflicting with the Egyptians' insistence in Exodus 12:33 for them to leave quickly.

Exodus 16:3: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:3-4

Israelites' desire to return to Egypt contradicts Exodus 12:33, in which they are urged to depart promptly.

Numbers 14:3-4: And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:20

Describes Egypt as an "iron furnace" from which the Israelites were forcibly delivered, contrasting the eager dismissal in Exodus 12:33.

Deuteronomy 4:20: But the LORD hath taken you, and brought you forth out of the iron furnace, [even] out of Egypt, to be unto him a people of inheritance, as [ye are] this day.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict in Exodus 12:33 could be seen in the desperation and pressure placed on the Egyptians to expel the Israelites quickly. This urgency and fear-driven action might conflict with values like hospitality and compassion, as the Egyptians are acting out of fear rather than goodwill or understanding.

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