Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 16:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 16:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 16:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Exodus, this verse explains that an omer is a small amount used to measure things, just like how we use cups or spoons for cooking. It's a way to help people understand the size of what they were gathering.

Exodus 16:36: Now an omer [is] the tenth [part] of an ephah.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:18

This verse shows everyone having enough, contradicting Exodus 16:36's specific measure.

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

Asks for neither poverty nor riches, which contradicts the precise measurement in Exodus 16:36.

Proverbs 30:8: 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

"Give us this day our daily bread," suggests reliance on daily provision, whereas Exodus 16:36 involves a specific, predetermined measure.

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

Contradiction with Luke 12:24

Highlights God's provision without human measurement, conflicting with the specified omer in Exodus 16:36.

Luke 12:24: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?
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