Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 5:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 5:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 5:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people had to spread out all over Egypt to pick little pieces of dry plants because they were not given straw to make bricks. They had to work harder to complete their tasks.

Exodus 5:12: So the people were scattered abroad throughout all the land of Egypt to gather stubble instead of straw.

Contradiction with Genesis 22:8

This verse implies reliance on God for provision, contrary to the Israelites gathering resources themselves in Exodus 5:12.

Genesis 22:8: And Abraham said, My son, God will provide himself a lamb for a burnt offering: so they went both of them together.

Contradiction with Mark 6:41

Here, Jesus provides for a multitude miraculously rather than the people seeking provisions on their own as in Exodus 5:12.

Mark 6:41: And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave [them] to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:31-32

Jesus advises against worrying about provisions, contrasting with the Israelites in Exodus 5:12 who actively sought out resources.

Matthew 6:31-32: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?
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