As a spiritual person with an affinity for scripture and the bible, I’ve been trying to reconcile an apparent bible contradiction between the old and new testament scriptures.
In Luke 11:11, Jesus makes the point that God is a good father that knows how to give good gifts to his children.
“What father among you, if his son asks for a fish, will instead of a fish give him a serpent;”
-Jesus, Luke 11:11
My confusion comes from the fact that this is exactly what Hashem (YHVH) did to his people in the wilderness when they were hungry (Numbers 21:5-6).
“And the people spoke against God and against Moses, “Why have you brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? For there is no food and no water, and we loathe this worthless food.” Then the Lord sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people, so that many people of Israel died.”
-Moses, Numbers 21:5-6
So, who are we to believe. Jesus or Moses?
Does God give “good” gifts or serpents for food??
Let me know in the comments below what your thoughts are on this apparent bible contradiction.
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