Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 24:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 24:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 24:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that when God decides to do something big and powerful, it can be hard to imagine who will be able to survive it. It's like saying, "Wow, when God does this, who can make it through?"

Numbers 24:23: And he took up his parable, and said, Alas, who shall live when God doeth this!

Contradiction with Proverbs 13:21

Proverbs states that evil pursues sinners, while Numbers 24:23 questions who shall live when God does this, implying prosperity in divine action.

Proverbs 13:21: Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

Contradiction with Isaiah 3:11

Isaiah warns of woe unto the wicked due to evil reward, contrasting with the inquiry of survival in divine intervention in Numbers 24:23.

Isaiah 3:11: Woe unto the wicked! [it shall be] ill [with him]: for the reward of his hands shall be given him. [given...: Heb. done to him]

Contradiction with Matthew 25:46

Matthew talks about everlasting punishment for the wicked, opposing the potential safety implied in who shall live during God's action in Numbers 24:23.

Matthew 25:46: And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal.

Contradiction with Romans 6:23

Romans mentions death as the wages of sin, conflicting with the ambiguous survival in Numbers 24:23.

Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Contradiction with Galatians 6:7

Galatians warns that God is not mocked and man will reap what he sows, in contrast to the query of life in the face of divine acts in Numbers 24:23.

Galatians 6:7: Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
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