Contradiction with John 3:16
Numbers 14:15 speaks of God potentially destroying a people, whereas John 3:16 emphasizes God's love for the world, offering salvation instead of destruction.
John 3:16: For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:23
Numbers 14:15 talks about God slaying people, while Ezekiel 18:23 shows that God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked and prefers repentance over death.
Ezekiel 18:23: Have I any pleasure at all that the wicked should die? saith the Lord GOD: [and] not that he should return from his ways, and live?
Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9
Numbers 14:15 involves divine destruction, but 2 Peter 3:9 highlights God's patience and desire for all to come to repentance instead of being lost.
2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.
Contradiction with James 1:13
Numbers 14:15 attributes potential harm to God's action, conflicting with James 1:13, which states God does not tempt anyone with evil or involve Himself in destruction.
James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]
Contradiction with Luke 9:56
Numbers 14:15 discusses the destruction of people, contradicting Luke 9:56, which clarifies Jesus' mission to save lives, not destroy them.
Luke 9:56: For the Son of man is not come to destroy men's lives, but to save [them]. And they went to another village.