Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 16:50

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 16:50 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 16:50. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that when Aaron went back to Moses at the special meeting tent, the sickness stopped. God listened to Aaron and made everything better again.

Numbers 16:50: And Aaron returned unto Moses unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation: and the plague was stayed.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:17

This verse contradicts Numbers 16:50 by describing God bringing a flood to destroy all flesh, whereas Numbers 16:50 implies the end of a different divine punishment with a positive outcome.

Genesis 6:17: And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein [is] the breath of life, from under heaven; [and] every thing that [is] in the earth shall die.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:29

This verse describes the Lord striking down the firstborn of Egypt, contrasting with Numbers 16:50 where a plague is stayed, implying mercy.

Exodus 12:29: And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that [was] in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle. [dungeon: Heb. house of the pit]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 24:16

This verse depicts God sending an angel to destroy Jerusalem, contrasting with the resolution of an earlier wrath in Numbers 16:50.

2 Samuel 24:16: And when the angel stretched out his hand upon Jerusalem to destroy it, the LORD repented him of the evil, and said to the angel that destroyed the people, It is enough: stay now thine hand. And the angel of the LORD was by the threshingplace of Araunah the Jebusite. [Araunah: also called, Ornan]

Contradiction with Isaiah 13:9

This prophecy of destruction contrasts with the end of a plague described in Numbers 16:50, where there is relief from God's punishment.

Isaiah 13:9: Behold, the day of the LORD cometh, cruel both with wrath and fierce anger, to lay the land desolate: and he shall destroy the sinners thereof out of it.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 51:1

The Lord's plan to destroy Babylon contradicts the peace found at the end of the divine wrath in Numbers 16:50.

Jeremiah 51:1: Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; [midst: Heb. heart]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 14:21

The description of severe judgments against Jerusalem stands opposed to the conclusion of divine retribution in Numbers 16:50.

Ezekiel 14:21: For thus saith the Lord GOD; How much more when I send my four sore judgments upon Jerusalem, the sword, and the famine, and the noisome beast, and the pestilence, to cut off from it man and beast? [How...: or, Also when]

Contradiction with Amos 4:10

This verse illustrates further punishment sent by God, differing from the conclusion of wrath described in Numbers 16:50.

Amos 4:10: I have sent among you the pestilence after the manner of Egypt: your young men have I slain with the sword, and have taken away your horses; and I have made the stink of your camps to come up unto your nostrils: yet have ye not returned unto me, saith the LORD. [after...: or, in the way] [and have...: Heb. with the captivity of your horses]

Contradiction with Revelation 9:18

Describes massive destruction from plagues; unlike Numbers 16:50, where a plague ends, here plagues bring widespread devastation.

Revelation 9:18: By these three was the third part of men killed, by the fire, and by the smoke, and by the brimstone, which issued out of their mouths.
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