Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 11:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 11:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 11:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wants parents to teach their children about His rules and love all the time, whether they are at home, walking, going to bed, or getting up in the morning. This way, children will always remember how to live in a good and loving way.

Deuteronomy 11:19: And ye shall teach them your children, speaking of them when thou sittest in thine house, and when thou walkest by the way, when thou liest down, and when thou risest up.

Contradiction with Judges 2:10

After that generation died, the next generation did not know the Lord or the works He had done for Israel, indicating a failure to teach.

Judges 2:10: And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:26

The people did not listen nor did they incline their ears, showing a contradiction to the instruction to teach diligently.

Jeremiah 7:26: Yet they hearkened not unto me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:2

Suggests the idea of individual responsibility which could contradict the communal teaching directive.

Ezekiel 18:2: What mean ye, that ye use this proverb concerning the land of Israel, saying, The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:15

Implies folly is bound in the heart of a child, suggesting a contradiction in the efficacy of teaching.

Proverbs 22:15: Foolishness [is] bound in the heart of a child; [but] the rod of correction shall drive it far from him.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:8

Jesus instructs not to be called Rabbi, contradicting the emphasis on teaching as a formal role.

Matthew 23:8: But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, [even] Christ; and all ye are brethren.

Contradiction with John 6:45

States that they shall be taught by God, potentially undercutting the role of human teachers instructed in Deuteronomy.

John 6:45: It is written in the prophets, And they shall be all taught of God. Every man therefore that hath heard, and hath learned of the Father, cometh unto me.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:11

Suggests a new covenant where no one needs to teach their neighbor, in contrast to the directive given in Deuteronomy.

Hebrews 8:11: And they shall not teach every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest.
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