Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 15:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 15:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 15:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God used His powerful breath to push the sea water into tall walls so the people could walk through. It's like how the sea turned into a safe path just for them.

Exodus 15:8: And with the blast of thy nostrils the waters were gathered together, the floods stood upright as an heap, [and] the depths were congealed in the heart of the sea.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:9

Describes waters being gathered into one place by God's command, whereas Exodus 15:8 mentions waters standing upright as heaps, implying separation.

Genesis 1:9: And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be gathered together unto one place, and let the dry [land] appear: and it was so.

Contradiction with Job 38:8-11

Here God sets boundaries for the sea, while Exodus 15:8 suggests waters are piled up, which contradicts the notion of contained waters.

Job 38:8-11: Or [who] shut up the sea with doors, when it brake forth, [as if] it had issued out of the womb?

Contradiction with Psalm 104:6-7

States waters fled at God's rebuke, contrasting with Exodus 15:8 where waters stand still.

Psalm 104:6-7: Thou coveredst it with the deep as [with] a garment: the waters stood above the mountains.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:7

Describes rivers running into the sea continually without filling it, contrary to Exodus 15:8 where waters stand in heaps.

Ecclesiastes 1:7: All the rivers run into the sea; yet the sea [is] not full; unto the place from whence the rivers come, thither they return again. [return...: Heb. return to go]

Paradox #1

The description of water standing like a wall on command contradicts our scientific understanding of water behavior. Water does not naturally stand vertically without physical barriers due to gravity and fluid dynamics.

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