Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 24:24

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

According to Moses, this verse means that people from far away will come on ships and cause trouble for other lands, but in the end, they will also be gone forever.

Numbers 24:24: And ships [shall come] from the coast of Chittim, and shall afflict Asshur, and shall afflict Eber, and he also shall perish for ever.

Contradiction with Isaiah 14:31

While Numbers 24:24 suggests affliction from ships of Chittim, Isaiah warns Philistia of a larger threat, implying broader judgments not confined to one source.

Isaiah 14:31: Howl, O gate; cry, O city; thou, whole Palestina, [art] dissolved: for there shall come from the north a smoke, and none [shall be] alone in his appointed times. [none...: or, he shall not be alone] [appointed...: or, assemblies]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 30:9

Numbers 24:24 speaks of affliction from the coast, but Ezekiel proclaims disturbances across distant lands broadly, not tied specifically to ships or Chittim.

Ezekiel 30:9: In that day shall messengers go forth from me in ships to make the careless Ethiopians afraid, and great pain shall come upon them, as in the day of Egypt: for, lo, it cometh.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 49:23

Jeremiah illustrates troubles coming from elsewhere, not specifying the maritime or naval context mentioned in Numbers 24:24.

Jeremiah 49:23: Concerning Damascus. Hamath is confounded, and Arpad: for they have heard evil tidings: they are fainthearted; [there is] sorrow on the sea; it cannot be quiet. [fainthearted: Heb. melted] [on...: or, as on the sea]

Contradiction with Daniel 11:30

This verse refers to ships from Chittim countering a king's actions, highlighting intervention, not affliction, which seems contradictory to the context of oppression in Numbers 24:24.

Daniel 11:30: For the ships of Chittim shall come against him: therefore he shall be grieved, and return, and have indignation against the holy covenant: so shall he do; he shall even return, and have intelligence with them that forsake the holy covenant.

Contradiction with Acts 28:28

Acts speaks of salvation through Israel extending to the Gentiles and their acceptance, presenting a more positive interaction than the afflictive tone of Numbers 24:24.

Acts 28:28: Be it known therefore unto you, that the salvation of God is sent unto the Gentiles, and [that] they will hear it.
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