Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 16:31

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According to Moses, Manna was a special food that God gave to the Israelites. It looked like little white seeds and tasted sweet, like honey cookies.

Exodus 16:31: And the house of Israel called the name thereof Manna: and it [was] like coriander seed, white; and the taste of it [was] like wafers [made] with honey.

Contradiction with Numbers 11:6

Contradicts Exodus 16:31 by depicting the Israelites' disdain for the manna, referring to it as something their soul loathes, showing a lack of appreciation for it as provided by God.

Numbers 11:6: But now our soul [is] dried away: [there is] nothing at all, beside this manna, [before] our eyes.

Contradiction with John 6:49

Suggests a failure of the manna in maintaining life, as it states that those who ate manna are dead, contradicting the portrayal of manna as a life-sustaining provision in Exodus 16:31.

John 6:49: Your fathers did eat manna in the wilderness, and are dead.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:3

Indicates that man does not live by bread alone, but by every word from God, which contrasts with the idea in Exodus 16:31 that manna is a significant sustenance given by God.

Deuteronomy 8:3: And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

Contradiction with Numbers 21:5

When the Israelites complain about having only manna to eat and express their contempt for it, contradicting Exodus 16:31 where the manna is depicted positively as sustaining them in the desert.

Numbers 21:5: And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for [there is] no bread, neither [is there any] water; and our soul loatheth this light bread.

Paradox #1

One contradiction could be the description of manna having a taste like wafers made with honey, while it is elsewhere described as tasting like fresh oil or cream, showing different accounts of its taste.

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