Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 24:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 24:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 24:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Numbers, this verse shows that Balaam is saying he can only do what God tells him to do, no matter how many shiny things or money he is offered. It's like saying he must listen to and obey God, no matter what anyone else promises him.

Numbers 24:13: If Balak would give me his house full of silver and gold, I cannot go beyond the commandment of the LORD, to do [either] good or bad of mine own mind; [but] what the LORD saith, that will I speak?

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

Numbers 24:13 emphasizes adherence to God's word, while Numbers 23:19 underscores that God does not lie or change His mind, suggesting absolute certainty and finality in His declarations.

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 Jeremiah 20:9

Numbers 24:13 is about Balaam's adherence to God's command despite potential rewards, whereas Jeremiah speaks of the internal compulsion to speak God's word even when trying to resist.

Jeremiah 20:9: Then I said, I will not make mention of him, nor speak any more in his name. But [his word] was in mine heart as a burning fire shut up in my bones, and I was weary with forbearing, and I could not [stay].

Contradiction with Jonah 1:2-3

In Numbers 24:13, Balaam is committed to following God's word regardless of the reward, while Jonah initially flees from God's command, showing disobedience despite clear instructions.

Jonah 1:2-3: Arise, go to Nineveh, that great city, and cry against it; for their wickedness is come up before me.
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