Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 25:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 25:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 25:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this verse means God is talking to Moses. God has something important to tell Moses about what will happen next.

Numbers 25:16: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

"Thou shalt not kill" contradicts Numbers 25:16, where the call for avenging involves killing.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

"Love your enemies" contradicts the directive to vex and smite the Midianites given in Numbers 25:16.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

"Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord" contradicts the instruction for Israel to take vengeance.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with Proverbs 24:17

"Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth" contradicts the potential rejoicing implied in taking vengeance on Midian.

Proverbs 24:17: Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth, and let not thine heart be glad when he stumbleth:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:11

"I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked" contradicts the implied endorsement of killing the Midianites.

Ezekiel 33:11: Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?
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