Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 33:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 33:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 33:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, he is asking God to show him the right way so he can understand and be closer to God. Moses wants God to remember that the people he is leading belong to Him.

Exodus 33:13: Now therefore, I pray thee, if I have found grace in thy sight, shew me now thy way, that I may know thee, that I may find grace in thy sight: and consider that this nation [is] thy people.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

Unlike Exodus 33:13, which asks for God's ways to be known, this verse suggests that God's ways are beyond human understanding and cannot be fully known.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

While Exodus 33:13 implies that it is possible to know God's ways, this verse highlights the depth of God's wisdom and knowledge as unsearchable and incomprehensible.

Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Contradiction with Job 11:7

This verse questions the possibility of discovering and fully understanding God, presenting a contrast to the plea in Exodus 33:13 to know God's ways.

Job 11:7: Canst thou by searching find out God? canst thou find out the Almighty unto perfection?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:11

Exodus 33:13 seeks understanding of God's ways, while this verse indicates that only the Spirit of God truly knows His thoughts, suggesting human limitation in understanding God.

1 Corinthians 2:11: For what man knoweth the things of a man, save the spirit of man which is in him? even so the things of God knoweth no man, but the Spirit of God.
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