Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 34:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 34:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 34:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when God spoke to him, Moses quickly showed respect and love by bowing down and worshipping. This means Moses was showing how much he honored and valued God.

Exodus 34:8: And Moses made haste, and bowed his head toward the earth, and worshipped.

Contradiction with Exodus 3:6

Exodus 3:6 shows Moses hiding his face out of fear and reverence, which contrasts with Exodus 34:8 where he immediately worships God without hesitation.

Exodus 3:6: Moreover he said, I [am] the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob. And Moses hid his face; for he was afraid to look upon God.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:29-30

This passage describes how the people feared Moses’ face shining after being with God, which contrasts with Exodus 34:8 where Moses approaches and worships without fear.

Exodus 34:29-30: 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 Numbers 12:8

In this verse, God speaks to Moses openly, which contrasts with the immediate act of worship in Exodus 34:8 without mentioning a direct conversation.

Numbers 12:8: With him will I speak mouth to mouth, even apparently, and not in dark speeches; and the similitude of the LORD shall he behold: wherefore then were ye not afraid to speak against my servant Moses?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:5

Here, Moses acts as a mediator for the people in fear of God, which contrasts with his immediate worship in Exodus 34:8 without mediation.

Deuteronomy 5:5: (I stood between the LORD and you at that time, to shew you the word of the LORD: for ye were afraid by reason of the fire, and went not up into the mount;) saying,

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

This verse states that no one can see God’s face and live, yet in Exodus 34:8 Moses immediately worships, suggesting a closer encounter.

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