Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 34:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 34:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 34:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, he told all the people of Israel everything that God had told him on the mountain. He shared God's rules with everyone, so they knew what to do.

Exodus 34:32: And afterward all the children of Israel came nigh: and he gave them in commandment all that the LORD had spoken with him in mount Sinai.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

Exodus 34:32 describes how Moses communicated God's commands directly to the Israelites, but 1 John 4:12 states that no one has seen God at any time, suggesting a potential contradiction in the nature of divine revelation.

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.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:2

Exodus 34:32 involves Moses delivering God's commandments, but Deuteronomy 4:2 instructs not to add or remove from God's word, raising questions about the consistency of commandments across different contexts.

Deuteronomy 4:2: Ye shall not add unto the word which I command you, neither shall ye diminish [ought] from it, that ye may keep the commandments of the LORD your God which I command you.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Exodus 34:32 relates to delivering the old covenant's commandments, whereas Hebrews 8:13 speaks of the old covenant as becoming obsolete with the introduction of a new covenant, implying a contradiction in the relevance of the law.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

While Exodus 34:32 involves the transmission of the Mosaic Law, Matthew 5:17 describes Jesus' fulfillment of the law, suggesting a potential contradiction in the continuity and fulfillment of the law.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with John 1:17

Exodus 34:32 deals with the law given through Moses, but John 1:17 contrasts the law of Moses with grace and truth brought by Jesus Christ, implying a differing emphasis and approach toward divine law.

John 1:17: For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
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