Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 33:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 33:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 33:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this part of the story shows the Israelites moving from one place called Alush to another called Rephidim, where they had no water to drink. It teaches that sometimes people faced hard times during their journey but had to trust that God would help them.

Numbers 33:14: And they removed from Alush, and encamped at Rephidim, where was no water for the people to drink.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

This verse states that God saw everything He made as very good, which may contradict the difficulties the Israelites faced, including their journey in Numbers 33:14.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Exodus 16:3

The Israelites long for Egypt, claiming it was better, contradicting their journey through the wilderness as described in Numbers 33:14.

Exodus 16:3: And the children of Israel said unto them, Would to God we had died by the hand of the LORD in the land of Egypt, when we sat by the flesh pots, [and] when we did eat bread to the full; for ye have brought us forth into this wilderness, to kill this whole assembly with hunger.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 8:3

This verse highlights God's provision of manna, potentially contradicting the struggles faced in Numbers 33:14.

Deuteronomy 8:3: And he humbled thee, and suffered thee to hunger, and fed thee with manna, which thou knewest not, neither did thy fathers know; that he might make thee know that man doth not live by bread only, but by every [word] that proceedeth out of the mouth of the LORD doth man live.

Contradiction with Psalms 23:1

The Lord being a shepherd who provides everything contrasts with the challenging travel described in Numbers 33:14.

Psalms 23:1: [A Psalm of David.] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:28

Jesus offering rest to the weary seems contradictory to the arduous journey in Numbers 33:14.

Matthew 11:28: Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
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