Contradiction with Numbers 14:2
While Exodus 33:4 explains the people's mourning upon hearing the bad news from God, Numbers 14:2 shows the Israelites complaining and wishing they had died in Egypt or the wilderness instead of trusting God's promise of the Promised Land.
Numbers 14:2: And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness!
Contradiction with Hebrews 3:18-19
Contradicts the mourning theme of Exodus 33:4 by highlighting that the Israelites who heard God's voice were ultimately denied entry into the Promised Land due to unbelief, demonstrating disobedience rather than genuine repentance.
Hebrews 3:18-19: And to whom sware he that they should not enter into his rest, but to them that believed not?
Contradiction with Psalm 106:24-25
Instead of mourning as in Exodus 33:4, this verse recounts how the Israelites despised the Promised Land and did not believe God's word, opting to murmur in their tents and disobey God.
Psalm 106:24-25: Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: [the pleasant...: Heb. a land of desire]
Contradiction with Exodus 32:9
Following Exodus 33:4's theme of mourning, Exodus 32:9 highlights a previous occasion where God called the Israelites a "stiffnecked people," emphasizing that their overall behavior was more stubborn than contrite.
Exodus 32:9: And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it [is] a stiffnecked people: