Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 20:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 20:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 20:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people were upset with him and complained, wishing they had died like others before them. They felt scared and unhappy about their situation.

Numbers 20:3: And the people chode with Moses, and spake, saying, Would God that we had died when our brethren died before the LORD!

Contradiction with Numbers 20:12

This verse contradicts Numbers 20:3 by stating that Moses and Aaron were punished by God for not believing in Him, whereas Numbers 20:3 primarily expresses the people's dissatisfaction and quarrel with Moses and Aaron over the lack of water.

Numbers 20:12: And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.

Contradiction with Exodus 17:6

This verse presents a previous instance where God provided water from a rock for the Israelites at Horeb, contradicting Numbers 20:3 where the people again question God's provision, seemingly forgetting His past miracles.

Exodus 17:6: Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Contradiction with Psalm 106:32-33

This passage contradicts Numbers 20:3 by attributing the Israelites' rebellious actions at Meribah to provoking Moses to speak rashly, whereas Numbers 20:3 focuses on the people's complaint.

Psalm 106:32-33: They angered [him] also at the waters of strife, so that it went ill with Moses for their sakes:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 1:37

Here, Moses explains that he also faced consequences due to the people's actions, contradicting Numbers 20:3 which centers on the people’s grievances without Moses' consequences being immediately apparent.

Deuteronomy 1:37: Also the LORD was angry with me for your sakes, saying, Thou also shalt not go in thither.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:31-32

These verses contradict Numbers 20:3 by encouraging reliance on God's provision, in contrast to the Israelites' lack of faith and complaints about scarcity in the wilderness.

Matthew 6:31-32: Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we eat? or, What shall we drink? or, Wherewithal shall we be clothed?

Paradox #1

Numbers 20:3 involves the Israelites complaining to Moses about lack of water, questioning why they were brought out of Egypt. The moral conflict here could be between faith and doubt. The Israelites doubt God's provision despite past miracles, highlighting an inconsistency between trust in God and their complaints.

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