Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 16:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 16:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 16:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, every morning, people gathered just enough food for the day, and if they waited too long, the hot sun would make the food disappear. This teaches us that God provides what we need each day and we should trust Him.

Exodus 16:21: And they gathered it every morning, every man according to his eating: and when the sun waxed hot, it melted.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:23

This verse contradicts Exodus 16:21 as it instructs to prepare food on the sixth day and keep it for the Sabbath, while Exodus 16:21 implies gathering daily.

Exodus 16:23: And he said unto them, This [is that] which the LORD hath said, To morrow [is] the rest of the holy sabbath unto the LORD: bake [that] which ye will bake [to day], and seethe that ye will seethe; and that which remaineth over lay up for you to be kept until the morning.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:27

This verse highlights people going out to gather on the seventh day, while Exodus 16:21 implies gathering is only for the first six days.

Exodus 16:27: And it came to pass, [that] there went out [some] of the people on the seventh day for to gather, and they found none.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:32

It refers to keeping an omer for generations, contrasting with the daily gathering routine in Exodus 16:21.

Exodus 16:32: And Moses said, This [is] the thing which the LORD commandeth, Fill an omer of it to be kept for your generations; that they may see the bread wherewith I have fed you in the wilderness, when I brought you forth from the land of Egypt.
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