Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 16:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 16:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 16:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the Israelites to gather food called manna, and each person collected different amounts depending on their needs. It showed how God provided for everyone in a fair way.

Exodus 16:17: And the children of Israel did so, and gathered, some more, some less.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:18

This verse explains the distribution as equitable, contradicting the notion that some gathered more or less in Exodus 16:17.

Exodus 16:18: And when they did mete [it] with an omer, he that gathered much had nothing over, and he that gathered little had no lack; they gathered every man according to his eating.

Contradiction with Proverbs 30:8-9

These verses emphasize having just enough and not too much, differing from the idea of abundance in Exodus 16:17.

Proverbs 30:8-9: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: [convenient...: Heb. of my allowance]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:11

Encourages daily bread, which contrasts with collecting more than needed in Exodus 16:17.

Matthew 6:11: Give us this day our daily bread.

Contradiction with Luke 12:15

Warns against greed and storing excess, unlike gathering varying amounts in Exodus 16:17.

Luke 12:15: And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man's life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.
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