Lists of Serious Errors and
Contradictions in today's CORRUPTED
bible!
BIBLICAL
INCONSISTENCIES
Compiled
by Donald Morgan
GE 1:3-5 On the first day, God created light, then separated light and
darkness.
GE 1:14-19 The sun (which separates night and day) wasn't created until
the fourth day.
GE 1:11-12, 26-27 Trees were created before
man was created.
GE 2:4-9 Man was created before
trees were created.
GE 1:20-21, 26-27 Birds were created before
man was created.
GE 2:7, 19 Man was created before birds
were created.
GE 1:24-27 Animals were created
before man was created.
GE 2:7, 19 Man was created before animals
were created.
GE 1:26-27 Man and woman were
created at the same time.
GE 2:7, 21-22 Man was created first, woman
sometime later.
GE 1:28 God encourages
reproduction.
LE 12:1-8 God requires
purification rites following childbirth which, in effect, makes childbirth a
sin. (Note: The period for purification following the birth of a daughter is
twice that for a son.)
GE 1:31 God was pleased with his
creation.
GE 6:5-6 God was not pleased with
his creation.
(Note: That God
should be displeased is inconsistent with the concept of
omniscience.)
GE 2:4, 4:26,12:8, 22:14-16, 26:25 God was already known as
"the Lord" (Jahveh or Jehovah) much earlier than the time of Moses.
EX 6:2-3 God was first known as
"the Lord" (Jahveh or Jehovah) at the time of the Egyptian Bondage, during the
life of Moses.
GE 2:17 Adam was to die the very
day that he ate the forbidden fruit.
GE 5:5 Adam lived 930
years.
GE 2:15-17, 3:4-6 It is wrong to want to be
able to tell good from evil.
HE 5:13-14 It is immature to be unable to tell good from
evil.
GE 4:4-5 God prefers Abel's
offering and has no regard for Cain's.
2CH
19:7, AC 10:34, RO 2:11 God shows no
partiality. He treats all alike.
GE 4:9 God asks Cain where his
brother Able is.
PR 15:3, JE 16:17, 23:24-25, HE 4:13 God is everywhere. He sees
everything. Nothing is hidden from his view.
GE 4:15, DT 32:4, IS 34:8 God is a vengeful
god.
EX 15:3, IS 42:13, HE 12:29 God is a warrior. God is
a consuming fire.
EX 20:5, 34:14, DT 4:24, 5:9, 6:15, 29:20, 32:21 God is a jealous
god.
LE 26:7-8, NU 31:17-18, DT 20:16-17, JS 10:40, JG 14:19, EZ 9:5-7 The Spirit of God is
(sometimes) murder and killing.
NU 25:3-4, DT 6:15, 9:7-8, 29:20, 32:21, PS 7:11, 78:49, JE 4:8, 17:4, 32:30-31, ZP 2:2 God is angry. His anger is
sometimes fierce.
2SA 22:7-8 (KJV) "I called to the
Lord; ... he heard my voice; ... The earth trembled and quaked, ... because he was angry. Smoke came from his
nostrils. Consuming fire came from his mouth, burning coals blazed out of
it."
EZ 6:12, NA 1:2, 6 God is jealous and furious. He
reserves wrath for, and takes revenge on, his enemies. "... who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? His fury is
poured out like fire, and rocks are thrown down by him."
2CO 13:11, 14, 1JN 4:8, 16 God is love.
GA 5:22-23 The fruit of the Spirit of God is love, joy, peace, patience,
kindness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control.
GE 4:16 Cain went away (or out)
from the presence of the Lord.
JE 23:23-24 A man cannot hide from
God. God fills heaven and earth.
GE 6:4 There were Nephilim (giants) before the Flood.
GE 7:21 All creatures other than
Noah and his clan were annihilated by the Flood.
NU 13:33 There were Nephilim after the Flood.
GE 6:6. EX 32:14, NU 14:20, 1SA 15:35, 2SA 24:16 God does change his
mind.
NU 23:19-20, IS 15:29, JA 1:17 God does not change his
mind.
GE 6:19-22, 7:8-9, 7:14-16 Two of each kind are to be
taken, and are taken, aboard Noah's
GE 7:2-5 Seven pairs of some kinds
are to be taken (and are taken) aboard the
GE 7:1 Noah was
righteous.
JB 1:1,8,
JB 2:3 Job was
righteous.
LK 1:6 Zechariah and Elizabeth
were righteous.
JA 5:16 Some men are righteous,
(which makes their prayers effective).
1JN 3:6-9 Christians become
righteous (or else they are not really Christians).
RO 3:10, 3:23, 1JN 1:8-10 No one was or is
righteous.
GE 7:7 Noah and his clan enter the
GE 7:13 They enter the
GE 11:7-9 God sows
discord.
PR 6:16-19 God hates anyone who
sows discord.
GE 11:9 At
1CO 14:33 Paul says that God is
not the author of confusion.
GE 11:12 Arpachshad [Arphaxad] was the
father of Shelah.
LK 3:35-36 Cainan was the father of Shelah.
Arpachshad was the grandfather of Shelah.
GE 11:16 Terah was 70 years old when his son Abram was
born.
GE 11:32 Terah was 205 years old when he died (making Abram 135 at
the time).
GE 12:4, AC 7:4 Abram was 75 when he left
GE 12:7, 17:1, 18:1, 26:2, 32:30, EX 3:16, 6:2-3, 24:9-11, 33:11, NU 12:7-8, 14:14, JB 42:5, AM 7:7-8, 9:1 God is seen.
EX 33:20, JN 1:18, 1JN 4:12 God is not seen. No one
can see God's face and live. No one has ever seen him.
GE 10:5, 20, 31 There
were many languages before the
GE 11:1 There was only one
language before the
GE 15:9, EX 20:24, 29:10-42, LE 1:1-7, 38, NU 28:1-29, 40 God details sacrificial
offerings.
JE 7:21-22 God says he did no such
thing.
GE 16:15, 21:1-3, GA 4:22 Abraham had two sons,
Ishmael and Isaac.
HE 11:17 Abraham had only one
son.
GE 17:1, 35:11, 1CH 29:11-12, LK 1:37 God is omnipotent. Nothing
is impossible with (or for) God.
JG 1:19 Although God was with
GE 17:7, 10-11 The
covenant of circumcision is to be everlasting.
GA 6:15 It is of no
consequence.
GE 17:8 God promises Abraham the
GE 17:15-16, 20:11-12, 22:17 Abraham and his half sister,
Sarai, are married and receive God's
blessings.
LE 20:17, DT 27:20-23 Incest is
wrong.
GE 18:20-21 God decides to "go
down" to see what is going on.
PR 15:3, JE 16:17, 23:24-25, HE 4:13 God is everywhere. He sees
everything. Nothing is hidden from his view.
GE 19:30-38 While he is drunk,
2PE 2:7
GE 22:1-12, DT 8:2 God tempts (tests) Abraham
and Moses.
JG 2:22 God himself says that he
does test (tempt).
1CO 10:13 Paul says that God
controls the extent of our temptations.
JA 1:13
God tests (tempts) no one.
GE 27:28 "May God give you ... an
abundance of grain and new wine."
DT 7:13
If they follow his commandments, God will bless the fruit of their
wine.
PS 104:5 God gives us wine to
gladden the heart.
JE 13:12 "... every bottle shall
be filled with wine."
JN 2:1-11 According to the author
of John, Jesus' first miracle was turning water to wine.
RO 14:21 It is good to refrain
from drinking wine.
GE 35:10 God says Jacob is to be
called Jacob no longer; henceforth his name is
GE 46:2 At a later time, God
himself uses the name Jacob.
GE 36:11 The sons of Eliphaz were Teman, Omar, Zepho, Gatam, and Kenaz.
GE 36:15-16 Teman, Omar, Zepho, Kenaz.
1CH
1:35-36 Teman,
Omar, Zephi, Gatam, Kenaz, Timna, and Amalek.
GE 49:2-28 The fathers of the twelve tribes of
RE 7:4-8 (Leaves out the tribe of
Dan, but adds Manasseh.)
GE 50:13 Jacob was buried in a
cave at Machpelah bought from Ephron the Hittite.
AC 7:15-16 He was buried in the
sepulchre at Shechem, bought
from the sons of Hamor.
EX 3:1 Jethro was the father-in-law of Moses.
NU 10:29, JG 4:11 (KJV) Hobab was the father-in-law of Moses.
EX 3:20-22, DT 20:13-17 God instructs the
Israelites to despoil the Egyptians, to plunder their enemies.
EX 20:15, 17, LE 19:13 God prohibits stealing,
defrauding, or robbing a neighbor.
EX 4:11 God decides who will be
dumb, deaf, blind, etc.
2CO 13:11, 14, 1JN 4:8, 16 God is a god of
love.
EX 9:3-6 God destroys all the
cattle (including horses) belonging to the Egyptians.
EX 9:9-11 The people and the cattle are afflicted with
boils.
EX 12:12, 29 All the first-born of the
cattle of the Egyptians are destroyed.
EX 14:9 After having all their
cattle destroyed, then afflicted with boils, and then their first-born cattle
destroyed, the Egyptians pursue Moses on horseback.
EX 12:13 The Israelites have to
mark their houses with blood in order for God to see which houses they occupy
and "pass over" them.
PR 15:3, JE 16:17, 23:24-25, HE 4:13 God is everywhere. He sees
everything. Nothing is hidden from God.
EX 12:37, NU 1:45-46 The number of men of military age who take part in the Exodus
is given as more than 600,000. Allowing for women, children, and older men would
probably mean that a total of about 2,000,000 Israelites left
1KI 20:15 All the Israelites,
including children, number only 7000 at a later time.
EX 15:3, 17:16, NU 25:4, 32:14, IS 42:13 God is a man of war--he
is fierce and angry.
RO 15:33, 2CO 13:11, 14, 1JN 4:8, 16 God is a god of love and
peace.
EX 20:1-17 God gave the law
directly to Moses (without using an intermediary).
GA 3:19 The law was ordained
through angels by a mediator (an intermediary).
EX 20:4 God prohibits the making
of any graven images whatsoever.
EX 25:18 God enjoins the making of
two graven images.
EX 20:5, 34:7, NU 14:18, DT 5:9, IS 14:21-22 Children are to suffer
for their parent's sins.
DT 24:16, EZ 18:19-20 Children are not to
suffer for their parent's sins.
EX 20:8-11, 31:15-17, 35:1-3 No work is to be done on
the Sabbath, not even lighting a fire. The commandment is permanent, and death
is required for infractions.
MK 2:27-28 Jesus says that the
Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath (after his disciples were
criticized for breaking the Sabbath).
RO 14:5, CN 2:14-16 Paul says the Sabbath
commandment was temporary, and to decide for yourself regarding its
observance.
EX 20:12, DT 5:16, MT 15:4, 19:19, MK 7:10, 10:19, LK 18:20 Honor your father and
your mother is one of the ten commandments. It is
reinforced by Jesus.
MT 10:35-37, LK 12:51-53, 14:26 Jesus says that he has come
to divide families; that a man's foes will be those of his own household; that
you must hate your father, mother, wife, children, brothers, sisters, and even
your own life to be a disciple.
MT 23:9 Jesus says to call no man
on earth your father.
EX 20:13, DT 5:17, MK 10:19, LK 18:20, RO 13:9, JA 2:11 God prohibits
killing.
GE 34:1-35:5 God condones trickery
and killing.
EX 32:27, DT 7:2, 13:15, 20:1-18 God orders
killing.
2KI 19:35 An angel of the Lord
slaughters 185,000 men.
(Note: See Atrocities section for many more
examples.)
EX 20:14 God prohibits
adultery.
HO 1:2 God instructs Hosea to
"take a wife of harlotry."
EX 21:23-25, LE 24:20, DT 19:21 A life for a life, an eye for an eye, etc.
MT 5:38-44, LK 6:27-29 Turn the other cheek.
Love your enemies.
EX 23:7 God prohibits the killing
of the innocent.
NU 31:17-18, DT 7:2, JS 6:21-27, 7:19-26, 8:22-25, 10:20, 40, 11:8-15, 20, 30-39, JG 11:30-39, 21:10-12, 1SA 15:3 God orders or approves
the complete extermination of groups of people which include innocent women
and/or children.
(Note: See Atrocities section for many other
examples of the killing of innocents.)
EX 34:6, DT 7:9-10, TS 1:2 God is faithful and
truthful. He does not lie.
NU 14:30 God breaks his
promise.
EX 34:6, DT 7:9-10, TS 1:2 God is faithful and
truthful. He does not lie.
1KI 22:21-23 God condones a spirit
of deception.
EX 34:6, DT 7:9-10, TS 1:2 God is faithful and
truthful. He does not lie.
2TH 2:11-12 God deludes people,
making them believe what is false, so as to be able to condemn them. (Note: some
versions use the word persuade here. The context makes clear, however, that deception is involved.)
EX 34:6-7, JS 24:19, 1CH 16:34 God is faithful, holy
and good.
IS 45:6-7, LA 3:8, AM 3:6 God is responsible for
evil.
EX 34:6-7, HE 9:27 God remembers sin, even
when it has been forgiven.
JE 31:34 God does not remember sin
when it has been forgiven.
LE 3:17 God himself prohibits
forever the eating of blood and fat.
MT 15:11, CN 2:20-22 Jesus and Paul say that
such rules don't matter--they are only human injunctions.
LE 19:18, MT 22:39 Love your neighbor [as
much as] yourself.
1CO 10:24 Put your neighbor ahead
of yourself.
LE 21:10 The chief priest is not to rend his clothes.
MT 26:65, MK 14:63 He does so during the
trial of Jesus.
LE 25:37, PS 15:1, 5 It is wrong to lend money at
interest.
MT 25:27, LK 19:23-27 It is wrong to lend money without interest.
NU 11:33 God inflicts
sickness.
JB 2:7 Satan inflicts
sickness.
NU 15:24-28 Sacrifices can, in at
least some case, take away sin.
HE 10:11 They never take away
sin.
NU 25:9 24,000 died in the
plague.
1CO 10:8 23,000 died in the
plague.
NU 30:2 God enjoins the making of
vows (oaths).
MT 5:33-37 Jesus forbids doing so,
saying that they arise from evil (or the Devil).
NU 33:38 Aaron died on
DT 10:6 Aaron died in Mosera.
NU 33:41-42 After Aaron's death,
the Israelites journeyed from Mt. Hor, to Zalmonah, to Punon,
etc.
DT 10:6-7 It was from Mosera, to Gudgodah, to Jotbath.
DT 6:15, 9:7-8, 29:20, 32:21 God is sometimes
angry.
MT 5:22 Anger is a
sin.
DT 7:9-10 God destroys his
enemies.
MT 5:39-44 Do not resist your enemies. Love them.
DT 18:20-22 A false prophet is one whose words do not come true. Death is
required.
EZ 14:9 A
prophet who is deceived, is deceived by God himself. Death is still
required.
DT 23:1 A castrate may not enter
the assembly of the Lord.
IS 56:4-5 Some castrates will receive special rewards.
DT 23:1 A castrate may not enter
the assembly of the Lord.
MT 19:12 Men are encouraged to
consider making themselves castrates for the sake of the
DT 24:1-5 A man can divorce his wife simply because she displeases him
and both he and his wife can remarry.
MK 10:2-12 Divorce is wrong, and
to remarry is to commit adultery.
DT 24:16, 2KI 14:6, 2CH 25:4, EZ 18:20 Children are not to
suffer for their parent's sins.
RO 5:12, 19, 1CO 15:22 Death is passed to all
men by the sin of Adam.
DT 30:11-20 It is possible to keep the law.
RO 3:20-23 It is not possible to keep the law.
JS 11:20
God shows no mercy to some.
LK 6:36, JA 5:11 God is
merciful.
JG 4:21 Sisera was sleeping when Jael
killed him.
JG 5:25-27 Sisera was standing.
JS 10:38-40 Joshua himself
captured Debir.
JG 1:11-15 It was Othniel, who thereby
obtained the hand of Caleb's daughter, Achsah.
1SA 8:2-22 Samuel informs God as
to what he has heard from others.
PR 15:3, JE 16:17, 23:24-25, HE 4:13 God is everywhere. He sees
and hears everything.
1SA 9:15-17 The Lord tells Samuel
that Saul has been chosen to lead the Israelites and will save them from the
Philistines.
1SA 15:35 The Lord is sorry that
he has chosen Saul.
1SA 31:4-7 Saul commits suicide
and the Israelites are overrun by the Philistines.
1SA 15:7-8, 20 The Amalekites are utterly destroyed.
1SA 27:8-9 They are utterly destroyed (again?).
1SA 30:1, 17-18 They raid Ziklag and David smites
them (again?).
1SA 16:10-11, 17:12 Jesse had seven sons plus
David, or eight total.
1CH 2:13-15 He had seven
total.
1SA 16:19-23 Saul knew David well
before the latter's encounter with Goliath.
1SA 17:55-58 Saul did not know
David at the time of his encounter with Goliath and had to ask about David's
identity.
1SA 17:50 David killed Goliath
with a slingshot.
1SA 17:51 David killed Goliath
(again?) with a sword.
1SA 17:50 David killed
Goliath.
2SA 21:19 Elhanan killed Goliath. (Note: Some translations insert the
words "the brother of" before Elhanan. These are an
addition to the earliest manuscripts in an apparent attempt to rectify this
inconsistency.)
1SA 21:1-6 Ahimalech was high priest when David ate the
bread.
MK 2:26 Abiathar was high priest at the time.
1SA 28:6 Saul inquired of the
Lord, but received no answer.
1CH 10:13-14 Saul died for not
inquiring of the Lord.
1SA 31:4-6 Saul killed himself by
falling on his sword.
2SA 2:2-10 Saul, at his own
request, was slain by an Amalekite.
2SA 21:12 Saul was killed by the
Philistines on Gilboa.
1CH 10:13-14 Saul was slain by
God.
2SA 6:23 Michal was childless.
2SA 21:8 (KJV) She had five sons.
2SA 24:1 The Lord inspired David
to take the census.
1CH 21:1 Satan inspired the
census.
2SA 24:9 The census count was:
1CH 21:5 The census count was:
2SA 24:10-17 David sinned in
taking the census.
1KI 15:5 David's only sin (ever)
was in regard to another matter.
2SA 24:24 David paid 50 shekels of
silver for the purchase of a property.
1CH 21:22-25 He paid 600 shekels
of gold.
1KI 3:12 God made Solomon the
wisest man that ever lived, yet ....
1KI 11:1-13 Solomon loved many
foreign women (against God's explicit prohibition) who turned him to other gods
(for which he deserved death).
1KI 3:12, 4:29, 10:23-24, 2CH 9:22-23 God made Solomon the
wisest king and the wisest man that ever lived. There never has been nor will be another like him.
MT 12:42, LK 11:31 Jesus says: "... now one
greater than Solomon is here."
1KI 4:26 Solomon had 40,000 horses
(or stalls for horses).
2CH 9:25 He had 4,000 horses (or
stalls for horses).
1KI 5:16 Solomon had 3,300
supervisors.
2CH 2:2 He had 3,600
supervisors.
1KI 7:15-22 The two pillars were 18 cubits high.
2CH 3:15-17 They were 35 cubits high.
1KI 7:26 Solomon's "molten sea"
held 2000 "baths" (1 bath = about 8 gallons).
2CH 4:5 It held 3000
"baths."