Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 78:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 78:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 78:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Psalms, God helped the people by breaking rocks in the desert to give them lots of water to drink. It shows that God takes care of them even when they are in tough places.

Psalms 78:15: He clave the rocks in the wilderness, and gave [them] drink as [out of] the great depths.

Contradiction with Genesis 7:11

This verse describes the great flood, where water is described as coming from below the earth, unlike Psalms 78:15 where water is described as being brought out of a rock.

Genesis 7:11: In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. [windows: or, floodgates]

Contradiction with Exodus 17:6

Instead of contradiction, this verse supports the event in Psalms 78:15 by describing a similar miracle. Therefore, it is not a contradiction.

Exodus 17:6: Behold, I will stand before thee there upon the rock in Horeb; and thou shalt smite the rock, and there shall come water out of it, that the people may drink. And Moses did so in the sight of the elders of Israel.

Contradiction with Numbers 20:11

Similar to Exodus 17:6, this verse also describes water being brought from a rock, aligning rather than contradicting with Psalms 78:15.

Numbers 20:11: And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts [also].

Contradiction with Matthew 4:4

This verse suggests reliance solely on God's word for sustenance rather than physical miracles like bringing water from a rock, offering a different perspective on provision.

Matthew 4:4: But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.
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