Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 13:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 13:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 13:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that God wanted the people to go and look at the new land to see what it was like and to find out if the people living there were strong or not and if there were a lot of them or just a few. It was like a mission to explore and gather information.

Numbers 13:18: And see the land, what it [is]; and the people that dwelleth therein, whether they [be] strong or weak, few or many;

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Numbers 13:18 encourages human assessment of the land, while Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in the Lord rather than relying on one's own understanding.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Numbers 13:18 focuses on human evaluation of strength, whereas Jeremiah 17:5 curses reliance on human strength and ability.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Numbers 13:18 considers concerns about sustenance and prosperity, while Matthew 6:25 advises against worrying about earthly needs.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:1

Numbers 13:18 focuses on physical evidence of the land's fruitfulness, which contrasts with Hebrews 11:1 that describes faith as belief in things not seen.

Hebrews 11:1: Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen. [substance: or, ground, or, confidence]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

Numbers 13:18 encourages judging by physical appearance, but 1 Samuel 16:7 states that the Lord looks at the heart, not outward appearances.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
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