Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 25:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 25:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 25:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us about a time when many people got sick because they did not follow God's rules, and 24,000 of them died. It shows how important it is to listen to God and make good choices.

Numbers 25:9: And those that died in the plague were twenty and four thousand.

Contradiction with Genesis 18:23-32

God agrees to spare Sodom if there are righteous people, showing mercy, whereas Numbers 25:9 reveals divine judgment without indication of mercy.

Genesis 18:23-32: And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Contradiction with Jonah 4:2

It describes God as gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, contrasting with the immediate judgment in Numbers 25:9.

Jonah 4:2: And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:11

God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, emphasizing repentance, unlike the mass death in Numbers 25:9.

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?

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

Speaks of God's patience, not wanting any to perish, contrasting with the swift execution of judgment in Numbers 25:9.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with John 3:17

Declares that God sent His Son to save the world, highlighting salvation as opposed to the punitive action in Numbers 25:9.

John 3:17: For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in this context might be the concept of mass punishment. The verse describes the death of many people as a result of a plague, which raises questions about collective punishment and whether it is fair for individuals to suffer for the actions of a group. This could conflict with modern ideas of justice, where typically each person is held accountable for their own actions rather than being punished as part of a collective.

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