Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 31:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 31:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 31:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to share the sheep equally between the soldiers who went to battle and the others. Everyone got some sheep as a part of their reward for helping and protecting the community.

Numbers 31:36: And the half, [which was] the portion of them that went out to war, was in number three hundred thousand and seven and thirty thousand and five hundred sheep:

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

This verse commands "Thou shalt not kill," which contradicts the distribution of spoils from a battle involving killing in Numbers 31:36.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

This verse instructs to love enemies, contradicting the division of goods taken from defeated enemies in Numbers 31:36.

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 Proverbs 16:8

This verse promotes having little with righteousness, contradicting the accumulation and division of war spoils in Numbers 31:36.

Proverbs 16:8: Better [is] a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.

Contradiction with Luke 6:27

This verse teaches to do good to those who hate you, contrasting with the scenario of conquest in Numbers 31:36.

Luke 6:27: But I say unto you which hear, Love your enemies, do good to them which hate you,

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

This verse envisions a time when nations will not learn war, contradicting the aftermath of war in Numbers 31:36.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Paradox #1

This verse is part of a passage describing the division of spoils after a battle, which can raise moral questions about the approval of warfare and the treatment of captives and property. The conflict arises from the biblical commandment to love and show compassion, which can seem inconsistent with the harsh realities of war and the distribution described.

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