Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 13:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 13:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 13:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when children ask why they celebrate, parents should tell them that God used His great power to help their people escape from being slaves in Egypt. It's a way to remember how God cared for them and made them free.

Exodus 13:14: And it shall be when thy son asketh thee in time to come, saying, What [is] this? that thou shalt say unto him, By strength of hand the LORD brought us out from Egypt, from the house of bondage: [in...: Heb. to morrow]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:39

This verse speaks of God alone as the one who gives and takes life, which contradicts the notion of God destroying the Egyptians.

Deuteronomy 32:39: See now that I, [even] I, [am] he, and [there is] no god with me: I kill, and I make alive; I wound, and I heal: neither [is there any] that can deliver out of my hand.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse emphasizes that God creates both peace and evil, which contradicts the one-sided portrayal of God as a deliverer of only Israelites.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23

This verse states that God does not take pleasure in the death of the wicked, which contradicts Exodus 13:14 where the destruction of the Egyptians is presented.

Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This teaching of loving enemies contradicts the narrative of celebrating the downfall of the Egyptians.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Luke 6:27

Advocates loving your enemies, which stands in contrast to the notion of recounting the triumph over the Egyptians as an act of God’s love for Israelites.

Luke 6:27: But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

States that God is love, suggesting a universal, non-destructive nature, which contradicts the destructive acts in Exodus 13:14.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
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