Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 3:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 3:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 3:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this story shows that he was taking care of sheep for his wife's dad, Jethro, and he went to a special mountain called Horeb where special things from God happen. Moses was just doing his job when something amazing was about to occur.

Exodus 3:1: Now Moses kept the flock of Jethro his father in law, the priest of Midian: and he led the flock to the backside of the desert, and came to the mountain of God, [even] to Horeb.

Contradiction with John 1:18

This verse states "No man hath seen God at any time," which contradicts Exodus 3:1 as it begins the narrative where Moses eventually encounters God in the burning bush later in the chapter.

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

Claims that God "dwelleth in the light which no man can approach unto," contradicting the idea of Moses approaching the burning bush where God appears in Exodus 3:1.

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 Exodus 33:20

God tells Moses "Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live," conflicting with the notion of divine encounter that begins in Exodus 3:1.

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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