Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 33:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 33:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 33:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells the journey of the Israelites as they moved from a place called Kehelathah and set up their tents at a mountain named Shapher. It shows how they traveled from place to place as God led them.

Numbers 33:23: And they went from Kehelathah, and pitched in mount Shapher.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

Whereas Numbers 33:23 details a journey and represents movement through a barren desert, Genesis 1:31 offers an account of God seeing everything He made as "very good," indicating a state of completion and satisfaction, contradicting the unfinished journey in Numbers.

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 Isaiah 40:29

Numbers 33:23 marks a brief stopping point in a long journey, indicative of the physical exhaustion of the Israelites, whereas Isaiah speaks of providing strength to the weary, implying an immediate replenishment, a direct contrast to the ongoing hardship.

Isaiah 40:29: He giveth power to the faint; and to [them that have] no might he increaseth strength.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:28

While Numbers 33:23 describes a pause in the Israelites' trek through the wilderness, Matthew 11:28 presents Jesus offering rest, which contradicts the continued journey and struggle presented in Numbers.

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

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:10

Numbers 33:23 depicts the Israelites moving through the desert, far from a state of rest. Hebrews 4:10 speaks of entering into rest, suggesting completion and peace, a contradiction to their transient and unsettled state in Numbers.

Hebrews 4:10: For he that is entered into his rest, he also hath ceased from his own works, as God [did] from his.
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