Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 10:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 10:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 10:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God used a special cloud to guide and protect the people during the day when they traveled. This cloud showed them which way to go and reminded them that God was always with them.

Numbers 10:34: And the cloud of the LORD [was] upon them by day, when they went out of the camp.

Contradiction with Psalm 121:5-6

While Numbers 10:34 speaks of the cloud as protection, Psalm 121:5-6 indicates that the Lord Himself, not a cloud, is the direct source of protection from harm.

Psalm 121:5-6: The LORD [is] thy keeper: the LORD [is] thy shade upon thy right hand.

Contradiction with Isaiah 4:5-6

Isaiah describes God creating a canopy and shelter specifically as a form of protection, contrasting with Numbers 10:34's implication of a guiding protective cloud rather than a static cover.

Isaiah 4:5-6: And the LORD will create upon every dwelling place of mount Zion, and upon her assemblies, a cloud and smoke by day, and the shining of a flaming fire by night: for upon all the glory [shall be] a defence. [upon all: or, above all] [defence: Heb. covering]

Contradiction with Exodus 13:21

Numbers 10:34 suggests the cloud was consistently overhead, while Exodus 13:21 highlights both cloud by day and fire by night, suggesting a change in God's form of guidance.

Exodus 13:21: And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
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