Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 16:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 16:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 16:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God heard the people complaining because they were hungry. So, God promised to give them meat to eat at night and bread in the morning to show them that He is their Lord.

Exodus 16:12: I have heard the murmurings of the children of Israel: speak unto them, saying, At even ye shall eat flesh, and in the morning ye shall be filled with bread; and ye shall know that I [am] the LORD your God.

Contradiction with Proverbs 28:19

This verse emphasizes the importance of hard work to earn one's bread, contrasting with Exodus 16:12 where God provides food without labor.

Proverbs 28:19: He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

Contradiction with 2 Thessalonians 3:10

This verse states that those who don't work shall not eat, contradicting Exodus 16:12 where God supplies food regardless of effort.

2 Thessalonians 3:10: For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:19

This verse suggests that humans must toil for food, unlike in Exodus 16:12 where God provides quails and manna freely.

Genesis 3:19: In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken: for dust thou [art], and unto dust shalt thou return.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:4

This verse underscores that man shall not live by bread alone but by God's word, contrasting with Exodus 16:12 where the focus is on physical sustenance provided by God.

Matthew 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

Contradiction with John 6:27

Jesus advises labor for the food that endures to eternal life, opposing the scenario in Exodus 16:12 where physical food is given without striving.

John 6:27: Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. [Labour not: or, Work not]
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