Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 12:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 12:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 12:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, this verse means that the rules from long ago were so strict and scary that even if an animal touched the special mountain, it had to be punished. This shows how the people felt afraid because the rules were very serious.

Hebrews 12:20: (For they could not endure that which was commanded, And if so much as a beast touch the mountain, it shall be stoned, or thrust through with a dart:

Contradiction with Exodus 19:12

This verse instructs that no one should touch the mountain, directly leading to the death penalty, which contradicts the suggestion in Hebrews 12:20 of an imposed prohibition without the explicit command of death for touching the mountain.

Exodus 19:12: And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, [that ye] go [not] up into the mount, or touch the border of it: whosoever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death:

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