Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 23:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 23:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 23:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Moses, this verse means that Balaam is telling Balak to stay near the special offering they made to God while Balaam goes to talk to God in a special place. It's like asking a friend to wait for you while you go talk to someone important.

Numbers 23:15: And he said unto Balak, Stand here by thy burnt offering, while I meet [the LORD] yonder.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

Numbers 23:15 involves Balaam working with Balak to curse Israel. Numbers 23:19 contradicts this situation as it emphasizes God's unchanging nature and truth, suggesting that God would not change His blessings to curses.

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 James 1:17

Numbers 23:15 implies possible changes in God's intentions. James 1:17 states that every good and perfect gift is from above, with no variation or shadow of turning, highlighting God’s consistency in contrast to the idea of altering His will.

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 Malachi 3:6

Numbers 23:15 deals with divination and changing divine messages. Malachi 3:6 presents God as unchanging, making the premise of altering a divine blessing or curse contradict the unchangeable nature of God expressed here.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:11

Numbers 23:15 suggests that human intervention could influence divine will. Isaiah 55:11 contradicts this by stating that God's word does not return empty, but accomplishes what He desires, implying immutability not subject to human rituals.

Isaiah 55:11: So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my mouth: it shall not return unto me void, but it shall accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper [in the thing] whereto I sent it.

Contradiction with Matthew 24:35

Numbers 23:15 involves an attempt to change God's declaration through rituals. Matthew 24:35 asserts that Heaven and Earth might pass away, but God's words will never pass away, emphasizing the contradiction in attempting to change divine pronouncements.

Matthew 24:35: Heaven and earth shall pass away, but my words shall not pass away.
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