Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 3:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 3:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 3:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Exodus, Moses is asking God what he should tell the people about who sent him to help them. Moses wants to be sure he can tell them God's name so they will believe him.

Exodus 3:13: And Moses said unto God, Behold, [when] I come unto the children of Israel, and shall say unto them, The God of your fathers hath sent me unto you; and they shall say to me, What [is] his name? what shall I say unto them?

Contradiction with Exodus 6:3

God reveals Himself to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob by the name God Almighty, not by His name Jehovah, which contrasts the introduction of God’s name to Moses in Exodus 3:13-14.

Exodus 6:3: And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by [the name of] God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:15

This verse describes God as a God that hides Himself, which contradicts the explicit revelation to Moses.

Isaiah 45:15: Verily thou [art] a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

Contradiction with John 1:18

States that no one has seen God at any time, contradicting the direct interaction Moses has with God in Exodus 3.

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 God dwells in unapproachable light, whom no man has seen, contrasting Moses speaking with God.

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 Hebrews 1:1-2

Indicates God has spoken in various ways in the past but has in these last days spoken by His Son, suggesting a different revelation approach than what happened with Moses.

Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
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