Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 5:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 5:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 5:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Exodus, when the people left Pharaoh's palace, they found Moses and Aaron waiting for them, and they were upset because things didn't get better like they hoped. They wanted Moses and Aaron to know that they were unhappy because their situation seemed to have gotten worse.

Exodus 5:20: And they met Moses and Aaron, who stood in the way, as they came forth from Pharaoh:

Contradiction with Proverbs 10:8

This verse highlights wisdom and receptiveness to commandments, contrasting with Exodus 5:20's context of tension and misunderstanding.

Proverbs 10:8: The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall. [a prating...: Heb. a fool of lips] [fall: Heb. be beaten]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

The call to love and bless one's enemy contradicts with the frustration shown by the Israelites against Moses and Aaron in Exodus 5:20.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:17

Encourages not to repay evil with evil, countering the resentful confrontation seen in Exodus 5:20.

Romans 12:17: Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 2:23

Highlights Jesus' response to unjust suffering with patience and lack of retaliation, unlike the reaction in Exodus 5:20.

1 Peter 2:23: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed [himself] to him that judgeth righteously: [himself: or, his cause]
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