Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 27:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 27:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 27:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted the people to have a good leader to guide them, just like a shepherd takes care of sheep so they don't get lost. This leader would keep them safe and show them the right way to go.

Numbers 27:17: Which may go out before them, and which may go in before them, and which may lead them out, and which may bring them in; that the congregation of the LORD be not as sheep which have no shepherd.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

This verse explains that God is not the author of confusion, contradicting the organizational leadership and clarity sought in Numbers 27:17 by questioning the presence of any potential confusion due to multiple leaders.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7

This verse mentions the Israelites' desire for a king, indicating a preference for a singular, earthly leader over collective leadership, contradicting the instruction for leading a congregation as a group like in Numbers 27:17.

1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:10

Here, Jesus calls for his followers to acknowledge only one Master, which could contradict the shared leadership model implied in Numbers 27:17.

Matthew 23:10: Neither be ye called masters: for one is your Master, [even] Christ.
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