Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 16:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 16:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 16:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God talked to him directly. This shows that God wanted to tell Moses something important to share with the people.

Numbers 16:36: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

God does not change His mind, contrasting with the punishment enacted in Numbers 16:36.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

Further emphasizing God's unchanging nature, unlike the judgments seen in Numbers 16:36.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.

Contradiction with James 1:17

States that God does not change, opposing the actions and commands God gives in Numbers 16:36.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

God’s plans for peace and prosperity contrast with the destructive outcome in Numbers 16:36.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:7

Encourages forgiveness and mercy, which contradicts the punitive action in Numbers 16:36.

Isaiah 55:7: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. [the unrighteous...: Heb. the man of iniquity] [abundantly...: Heb. multiply to pardon]
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