Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 19:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 19:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 19:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people promised to listen to God and do what He asked. Moses then went back to tell God about their promise.

Exodus 19:8: And all the people answered together, and said, All that the LORD hath spoken we will do. And Moses returned the words of the people unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:32

This verse indicates that the covenant between God and the Israelites was broken, contrasting with Exodus 19:8 where the Israelites pledged obedience.

Jeremiah 31:32: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day [that] I took them by the hand to bring them out of the land of Egypt; which my covenant they brake, although I was an husband unto them, saith the LORD: [although...: or, should I have continued an husband unto them?]

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse states that all have sinned, suggesting a failure to uphold the commitment made in Exodus 19:8.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Ezekiel 20:21

Here, it is mentioned that the children of Israel rebelled against God's laws, contradicting their promise of obedience in Exodus 19:8.

Ezekiel 20:21: Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:9

This verse highlights the Israelites' failure to continue in God's covenant, contrasting with their assertion in Exodus 19:8.

Hebrews 8:9: Not according to the covenant that I made with their fathers in the day when I took them by the hand to lead them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant, and I regarded them not, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with Judges 2:11

This verse reports that the Israelites did evil in the sight of the Lord, contradicting their pledge in Exodus 19:8.

Judges 2:11: And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and served Baalim:

Paradox #1

The contradiction could arise from the people's commitment in this verse to fully obey God, yet throughout the Bible, there are frequent accounts of them failing to uphold this promise. This inconsistency between human intention and action can highlight the challenges of maintaining faithfulness and obedience.

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