Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 3:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 3:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 3:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promised to take the people out of a place where they had a hard time and bring them to a new, happy place with lots of good things like milk and honey. This new place would be very nice and different from where they were before.

Exodus 3:17: And I have said, I will bring you up out of the affliction of Egypt unto the land of the Canaanites, and the Hittites, and the Amorites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, unto a land flowing with milk and honey.

Contradiction with Exodus 3:18

This verse implies that only a three-day journey is needed to reach the promised land, contradicting the assurance of permanent settlement in Exodus 3:17.

Exodus 3:18: And they shall hearken to thy voice: and thou shalt come, thou and the elders of Israel, unto the king of Egypt, and ye shall say unto him, The LORD God of the Hebrews hath met with us: and now let us go, we beseech thee, three days' journey into the wilderness, that we may sacrifice to the LORD our God.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:23

This verse states that the Israelites will not see the land promised, which directly contradicts the promise in Exodus 3:17.

Numbers 14:23: Surely they shall not see the land which I sware unto their fathers, neither shall any of them that provoked me see it: [Surely...: Heb. If they see the land]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 1:34-35

God states that none of the people of that evil generation will see the good land, contradicting the promise given in Exodus 3:17.

Deuteronomy 1:34-35: And the LORD heard the voice of your words, and was wroth, and sware, saying,

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 34:4

Moses is shown the promised land but is told he will not enter it, contradicting the fulfillment of the promise in Exodus 3:17.

Deuteronomy 34:4: And the LORD said unto him, This [is] the land which I sware unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, saying, I will give it unto thy seed: I have caused thee to see [it] with thine eyes, but thou shalt not go over thither.

Paradox #1

Some people point out a contradiction regarding the promise of land to the Israelites in terms of historical accuracy. Archaeological evidence doesn’t consistently support the large-scale migration and conquest described in the Bible, leading some to question the historical timeline and events as depicted.

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