Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 9:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 9:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 9:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who wrote this book, God used a big cloud to show the Israelites when to move and when to stay. When the cloud moved, the people packed up and followed it, and when it stopped, they put up their tents and stayed there.

Numbers 9:17: And when the cloud was taken up from the tabernacle, then after that the children of Israel journeyed: and in the place where the cloud abode, there the children of Israel pitched their tents.

Contradiction with Exodus 40:36

This verse describes the same event but mentions that the cloud did not move for an extended period, suggesting regularity and predictability, whereas Numbers 9:17 emphasizes following the cloud whenever it moved, implying unpredictability.

Exodus 40:36: 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 1 Kings 8:12

This verse highlights that God's presence is manifest in a dark cloud, contradicting Numbers 9:17, where God's presence is indicated by the movement of the cloud during the day.

1 Kings 8:12: Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Contradiction with Isaiah 60:19

This verse claims that God Himself will be the light, negating the need for physical signs like the cloud as mentioned in Numbers 9:17.

Isaiah 60:19: The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

Contradiction with John 8:12

Jesus states He is the light of the world, contradicting the Old Testament reliance on the cloud's movement for guidance as indicated in Numbers 9:17.

John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
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