Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 19:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 19:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 19:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God spoke to him in a big, thick cloud so everyone could hear and believe that God was really talking to him. Moses then shared what the people wanted to say back to God.

Exodus 19:9: And the LORD said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses told the words of the people unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

These verses suggest that God spoke in various ways in times past but has now spoken through His Son, implying a shift from the direct communication style with Moses described in Exodus 19:9.

Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:11-12

These verses describe God speaking in a "still small voice" rather than a dense cloud, highlighting a different mode of divine communication.

1 Kings 19:11-12: And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake:

Contradiction with John 4:24

This verse portrays God as a spirit, contrasting with the tangible presence of God in a cloud described in Exodus 19:9.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Numbers 12:6-8

Here, God distinguishes His direct communication style with Moses from others but emphasizes "mouth to mouth," which seems different from the cloud context in Exodus 19:9.

Numbers 12:6-8: And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

This verse states no one has seen God at any time, which seems to contradict the visible presence of God in a cloud as described in Exodus 19:9.

1 John 4:12: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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