Problem: Why didn’t God wait until he brought them into the Promised Land before he initiated the Sabbath?
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Bible Proof
Exodus 14:21-29 – How could two million people cross the Red Sea in such a short time?
Problem: The book of Numbers states that there were two million Jews (Num. 1:45-46), and they crossed the Red Sea in a twenty four hour period. How can this be?
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Exodus 7:11 – How could the sorcerers perform supernatural signs, if they were not from God?
Problem: The sorcerers of Pharaoh were able to perform supernatural signs, but they were clearly opposed to God. How can this be?
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Exodus 6:3 – How can this be the first time God revealed his name “Yahweh,” when this name is used often before this time?
Problem: In this passage, God tells Moses that he had not revealed his name (Yahweh) to Abraham, Isaac, or Jacob. But, throughout the book of Genesis, the name of Yahweh is used 162 times, and 34 of these uses are on the lips of the speakers.[1] Critics argue that this is a clear error. In fact, many argue that this is evidence for the JEDP theory of the OT (i.e. mixed sources of the Pentateuch).
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Genesis 36:31 – How could Moses write this before the monarchy?
Problem: This passage refers to a time “before any king ruled over the Israelites.” But, critics argue, this was supposedly written 500 years before Israel became a monarchy. If this is truly Mosaic authorship, how could the author have known about the future kingship in Israel?
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Genesis 17:10 – Isn’t circumcision a cruel and unusual act?
Problem: Atheist Christopher Hitchens decries the act of circumcision as “the sexual mutilation of small boys.”[1] Is this the case?
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Genesis 3:16 – God multiplies the pain of women in child bearing
Problem: Why would God increase the pain of childbirth because of Eve’s disobedience to Him? Some think it is an unfair penalty to make all women suffer for Eve’s sin.
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Genesis 3:16 – Does this passage sanction men ruling over women?
Problem: God tells Eve, “Your desire will be for your husband, and he will rule over you” (Gen. 3:16). Did God really command that men should rule over their wives?
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Genesis 3:9 – Doesn’t God saying “Adam, where are you?” show God didn’t know something?
Problem: Doesn’t God saying “Adam, where are you?” show God didn’t know something? No, because it wasn’t a question for God to learn from, but to inform Adam about his condition.
“Then the Lord God called to the man, and said to him, ‘Where are you?’” (Genesis 3:9).
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1 John 5:7-8 – Do modern translations want to avoid the Trinity?
Problem: In the King James Version, John writes, “For there are three that bear record in heaven, the Father, the Word, and the Holy Ghost: and these three are one. 8 And there are three that bear witness in earth, the Spirit, and the water, and the blood: and these three agree in one” (1 Jn. 5:7-8). Why does the King James Version include this verse, while other versions exclude it?
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