Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 34:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 34:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 34:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Exodus, when Moses came down from the mountain with the stone tablets, his face was shining because he had been talking with God, but he didn't know it. People saw his shining face and it showed them that he had been in the presence of God.

Exodus 34:29: And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

Explains that no one can see God and live, contradicting Moses' radiant face after speaking with God in Exodus 34:29.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

States no one has seen God at any time, while Moses' encounter implies a direct interaction reflected by his radiant face.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

Asserts that God dwells in unapproachable light, contrasting the approachable interaction with Moses that resulted in a radiant face.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 13:12

Describes seeing "through a glass, darkly" regarding divine encounters, differing from the transformation of Moses' face after direct exposure.

1 Corinthians 13:12: For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even as also I am known. [darkly: Gr. in a riddle]

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

Affirms that no one has seen God, contradicting the face-to-face encounter suggested by Moses' radiant face.

1 John 4:12: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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