Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 32:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 32:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 32:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Exodus, Moses talked to God and asked why He was angry with the people He had saved from Egypt using His great strength and power. Moses was reminding God of the important and special things He did for the people.

Exodus 32:11: And Moses besought the LORD his God, and said, LORD, why doth thy wrath wax hot against thy people, which thou hast brought forth out of the land of Egypt with great power, and with a mighty hand? [the LORD: Heb. the face of the LORD]

Contradiction with Exodus 32:14

This verse shows God repenting of the evil he thought to do unto his people, contrasting Moses' plea, which suggests God relenting was a response to Moses' intercession.

Exodus 32:14: And the LORD repented of the evil which he thought to do unto his people.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

States that God is not a man that He should repent, contradicting the notion in Exodus 32:11 that implies God may change His mind based on human intercession.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Isaiah 46:10

Declares God's purpose will always stand, contradicting the potential change in action suggested by Moses' intercession in Exodus 32:11.

Isaiah 46:10: Declaring the end from the beginning, and from ancient times [the things] that are not [yet] done, saying, My counsel shall stand, and I will do all my pleasure:

Contradiction with James 1:17

Describes God as having no variableness or shadow of turning, contrasting with the implication in Exodus 32:11 that God's intentions could be influenced by Moses.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

Affirms that God does not change, contradicting the implication in Exodus 32:11 that God's course could be altered by Moses' plea.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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