Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 3:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 3:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 3:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when God saw Moses paying attention to the burning bush, He spoke to him and called him by name. God wanted to talk to Moses, and Moses was ready to listen.

Exodus 3:4: And when the LORD saw that he turned aside to see, God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, Moses, Moses. And he said, Here [am] I.

Contradiction with John 1:18

This verse states "No man hath seen God at any time," which contradicts Exodus 3:4 where God is directly interacting with Moses.

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 Exodus 33:20

This verse says, "Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live," implying that seeing or experiencing God's presence as in Exodus 3:4 would be fatal.

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

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

It mentions, "Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see," contradicting the revelation to Moses.

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 Acts 7:30-31

These verses recount the story with a heavenly messenger, rather than a direct revelation, suggesting a different view of the encounter.

Acts 7:30-31: And when forty years were expired, there appeared to him in the wilderness of mount Sina an angel of the Lord in a flame of fire in a bush.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:27

States, "neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son," challenging the direct communication with God seen in Exodus 3:4.

Matthew 11:27: All things are delivered unto me of my Father: and no man knoweth the Son, but the Father; neither knoweth any man the Father, save the Son, and [he] to whomsoever the Son will reveal [him].
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