Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 20:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 20:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 20:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God was talking to the people and giving them important rules to follow. These words were special because they came directly from God.

Exodus 20:1: And God spake all these words, saying,

Contradiction with John 1:18

Exodus 20:1 shows God speaking directly, whereas John 1:18 suggests no one has seen God, implying a lack of direct communication.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

Exodus 20:1 describes God speaking directly, but Hebrews 1:1-2 states that God has spoken through prophets and now through His Son, implying different modes of communication.

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 19:12-13

Exodus 20:1 depicts God's direct speech; however, Elijah's experience in 1 Kings shows God speaking not in overt displays but in a "still small voice," indicating varied manifestations of God's voice.

1 Kings 19:12-13: And after the earthquake a fire; [but] the LORD [was] not in the fire: and after the fire a still small voice.
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