Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 15:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 15:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 15:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people of Israel went with him through a hot and dry desert after leaving the sea, and they couldn't find any water to drink for three whole days. It was a very tough and thirsty time for everyone.

Exodus 15:22: So Moses brought Israel from the Red sea, and they went out into the wilderness of Shur; and they went three days in the wilderness, and found no water.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:6

While Exodus 15:22 describes a lack of water, 1 Kings 17:6 mentions God providing Elijah with food and water during a drought.

1 Kings 17:6: And the ravens brought him bread and flesh in the morning, and bread and flesh in the evening; and he drank of the brook.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:17

This verse depicts God promising to provide water to the thirsty, contrasting with the scarcity described in Exodus 15:22.

Isaiah 41:17: [When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.

Contradiction with John 4:14

In Exodus 15:22, there is a physical thirst, whereas John 4:14 speaks of Jesus offering living water that quenches spiritual thirst indefinitely.

John 4:14: But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give him shall never thirst; but the water that I shall give him shall be in him a well of water springing up into everlasting life.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:6

Exodus 15:22 shows physical thirst and need, while Matthew 5:6 speaks of a blessing for those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, suggesting spiritual fulfillment.

Matthew 5:6: Blessed [are] they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled.

Contradiction with Revelation 7:16

Unlike the situation in the wilderness, this verse promises that God’s people will never hunger or thirst again.

Revelation 7:16: They shall hunger no more, neither thirst any more; neither shall the sun light on them, nor any heat.
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