However "circumspect" you can be, those verses STILL directly
contradict a Christian's concept of god and the bible itself.
1. Bible says God commanded humans not to lie. But he himself
lied in those verses.
2. Christians say God is perfect and there's no sin in him. But
if he's capable of lying and did so and will do so, isn't there sin
in him? Where is this perfect God then?
These verses directly contradict the bible and the Christian
concept of a perfect God. However "open-minded" or "circumspect"
you are, these are still glaring contradictions.
The bible is full of contradictions! It is meant to
manipulate people with christianity belief and shut people off from
knowing the truth of other religions.