Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 10:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 10:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 10:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when the trumpets are blown, everyone should come together at the special tent where they meet with God. It's like a big call for all the people to gather in one place.

Numbers 10:3: And when they shall blow with them, all the assembly shall assemble themselves to thee at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

God is described as not being the author of confusion, which seems to contradict the idea of needing a specific signal to gather the assembly.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1

This verse states that there is a time for every purpose under heaven, suggesting divine order, which can be seen as contradicting the necessity for orderly calling of the assembly as stated in Numbers 10:3.

Ecclesiastes 3:1: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with Genesis 11:9

The story of the Tower of Babel reflects intentional divine dispersion and separation, which contrasts with the singularity of gathering in Numbers 10:3.

Genesis 11:9: Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. [Babel: that is, Confusion]

Contradiction with Matthew 18:20

Jesus promises His presence wherever two or three are gathered in His name, implying no need for a formal call to gather as in Numbers 10:3.

Matthew 18:20: For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 12:12

The body of Christ is described as one despite many members, conflicting with the idea of needing a call to unity as implied in Numbers 10:3.

1 Corinthians 12:12: For as the body is one, and hath many members, and all the members of that one body, being many, are one body: so also [is] Christ.
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