Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 2:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 2:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 2:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Moses, this verse means that the special tent where people worship God should be carried in the middle of all the people when they travel. The Levites, who take care of the tent, have a special job of making sure everyone is in the right spot when moving.

Numbers 2:17: Then the tabernacle of the congregation shall set forward with the camp of the Levites in the midst of the camp: as they encamp, so shall they set forward, every man in his place by their standards.

Contradiction with Exodus 40:36-37

These verses indicate the Israelites would journey based on the cloud's movement, which could contradict the structured marching order in Numbers 2:17 by implying a more dynamic trigger for movement.

Exodus 40:36-37: And when the cloud was taken up from over the tabernacle, the children of Israel went onward in all their journeys: [went onward: Heb. journeyed]

Contradiction with Numbers 9:18

This verse suggests that the Lord dictated when the camp moved, which could contradict Numbers 2:17 if the emphasis there is on order rather than divine commandment.

Numbers 9:18: At the commandment of the LORD the children of Israel journeyed, and at the commandment of the LORD they pitched: as long as the cloud abode upon the tabernacle they rested in their tents.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 1:6

This verse shows God giving a direct command to leave Horeb, contradicting Numbers 2:17 if it implies movement based purely on a set order without direct divine instruction.

Deuteronomy 1:6: The LORD our God spake unto us in Horeb, saying, Ye have dwelt long enough in this mount:

Contradiction with Joshua 3:3-4

These verses instruct the people to follow the Ark of the Covenant when it moves, highlighting a different leading principle than the marching order described in Numbers 2:17.

Joshua 3:3-4: And they commanded the people, saying, When ye see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God, and the priests the Levites bearing it, then ye shall remove from your place, and go after it.
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