Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 2:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 2:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 2:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Exodus, Moses was happy to live with the man who then gave him his daughter, Zipporah, to be his wife. This shows that Moses found a new home and family after leaving Egypt.

Exodus 2:21: And Moses was content to dwell with the man: and he gave Moses Zipporah his daughter.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:6

Matthew 19:6 emphasizes the sanctity and permanence of marriage, whereas Exodus 2:21 describes Moses agreeing to dwell with and marry Zipporah without mention of divine ordinance.

Matthew 19:6: Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:39

1 Corinthians 7:39 advises that a widow is free to remarry only in the Lord, suggesting restrictions on marriage, contrasting with the simple agreement in Exodus 2:21 without spiritual conditions.

1 Corinthians 7:39: The wife is bound by the law as long as her husband liveth; but if her husband be dead, she is at liberty to be married to whom she will; only in the Lord.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 6:14

This verse warns against being yoked with unbelievers, highlighting a spiritual consideration for relationships not addressed in the straightforward account of Exodus 2:21.

2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:3

Deuteronomy 7:3 prohibits marriage with foreigners to prevent turning away from God, a contrast to Moses marrying Zipporah, a Midianite.

Deuteronomy 7:3: Neither shalt thou make marriages with them; thy daughter thou shalt not give unto his son, nor his daughter shalt thou take unto thy son.

Contradiction with Malachi 2:11

Malachi 2:11 condemns marrying foreign women, which could be seen as contradictory to Moses marrying Zipporah, a non-Israelite, in Exodus 2:21.

Malachi 2:11: Judah hath dealt treacherously, and an abomination is committed in Israel and in Jerusalem; for Judah hath profaned the holiness of the LORD which he loved, and hath married the daughter of a strange god. [loved: or, ought to love]
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