Contradiction with Exodus 32:19
While Exodus 34:4 describes Moses making new stone tablets, Exodus 32:19 depicts Moses breaking the original tablets.
Exodus 32:19: And it came to pass, as soon as he came nigh unto the camp, that he saw the calf, and the dancing: and Moses' anger waxed hot, and he cast the tables out of his hands, and brake them beneath the mount.
Contradiction with Exodus 20:1-17
These verses contain the original Ten Commandments, which Moses later broke, contradicting the need for new tablets in Exodus 34:4.
Exodus 20:1-17: And God spake all these words, saying,
Contradiction with Exodus 34:1
God commands Moses to prepare new tablets like the first, yet Exodus 34:4 focuses on Moses' actions, creating a shift in responsibility depiction.
Exodus 34:1: And the LORD said unto Moses, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first: and I will write upon [these] tables the words that were in the first tables, which thou brakest.
Contradiction with Exodus 31:18
These verses highlight the tablets as written by God, whereas Exodus 34:4 implies Moses' direct involvement, suggesting human initiative in replacing them.
Exodus 31:18: And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:1-2
In this account, God tells Moses to make an ark for the tablets, which is omitted in Exodus 34:4, raising questions about differences in divine instructions.
Deuteronomy 10:1-2: At that time the LORD said unto me, Hew thee two tables of stone like unto the first, and come up unto me into the mount, and make thee an ark of wood.