Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 2:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 2:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 2:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the man who wrote this book, after the king of Egypt died, the people of Israel were very sad and upset because they were being forced to work very hard. They cried out to God for help, and God heard them.

Exodus 2:23: And it came to pass in process of time, that the king of Egypt died: and the children of Israel sighed by reason of the bondage, and they cried, and their cry came up unto God by reason of the bondage.

Contradiction with Exodus 2:24

It states that God remembers His covenant and hears the groaning of Israelites, however, Exodus 2:23 suggests their cries weren't acknowledged for a long time.

Exodus 2:24: And God heard their groaning, and God remembered his covenant with Abraham, with Isaac, and with Jacob.

Contradiction with Exodus 5:21

The Israelites blame Moses and Aaron for worsening their situation, which contradicts the idea that God was responding to their cries in Exodus 2:23.

Exodus 5:21: And they said unto them, The LORD look upon you, and judge; because ye have made our savour to be abhorred in the eyes of Pharaoh, and in the eyes of his servants, to put a sword in their hand to slay us. [to be...: Heb. to stink]

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