Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 24:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 24:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 24:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Moses, this verse tells about someone who heard God's words and understood what God knows. This person saw a special picture from God while awake, even though it felt like a dream.

Numbers 24:16: He hath said, which heard the words of God, and knew the knowledge of the most High, [which] saw the vision of the Almighty, falling [into a trance], but having his eyes open:

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse states that God is not a man that He should lie, nor the son of man that He should repent, contrasting with the notion of God having human-like attributes in Numbers 24:16.

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 Isaiah 55:8-9

These verses highlight that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human ways, contradicting the anthropomorphic language suggesting God is perceivable like humans in Numbers 24:16.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with John 1:18

This verse states that no one has seen God at any time, which contradicts the idea presented in Numbers 24:16 that God is directly perceived.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

This verse speaks to the unsearchable judgments and unfathomable ways of God, which contradicts the clear divine communication described in Numbers 24:16.

Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

This verse claims God dwells in unapproachable light, which no man has seen, contradicting the perception of God mentioned in Numbers 24:16.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.
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