Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 9:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 9:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 9:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the writer of Numbers, God showed His presence to the people by covering their special tent, called the tabernacle, with a cloud during the day and a glowy fire at night. This way, the people knew that God was with them all the time.

Numbers 9:15: And on the day that the tabernacle was reared up the cloud covered the tabernacle, [namely], the tent of the testimony: and at even there was upon the tabernacle as it were the appearance of fire, until the morning.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

Contradicts Numbers 9:15 by questioning whether God can dwell on earth, whereas Numbers 9:15 speaks of God's presence over the tabernacle.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

Suggests that God's throne is in heaven, contrasting with Numbers 9:15's indication of His dwelling over the tabernacle.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

Contradiction with John 4:24

Describes God as a Spirit and implies invisibility, whereas Numbers 9:15 notes a visible sign of His presence.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

Stresses that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, conflicting with Numbers 9:15 which implies God's dwelling presence with the tabernacle.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:24

Declares God fills heaven and earth, presenting a universal presence that contrasts with the localized manifestation over the tabernacle in Numbers 9:15.

Jeremiah 23:24: Can any hide himself in secret places that I shall not see him? saith the LORD. Do not I fill heaven and earth? saith the LORD.
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