Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 11:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 11:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 11:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to most Christian teachings, this verse reminds people that God took care of them and helped them through tough times in the desert before bringing them to a safe place. It shows how God is always watching over and guiding them.

Deuteronomy 11:5: And what he did unto you in the wilderness, until ye came into this place;

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not relying on your own understanding, whereas Deuteronomy 11:5 emphasizes remembering God's past acts, prompting reliance on personal experience.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

Here, it is stated that time and chance happen to all, seemingly contradicting Deuteronomy 11:5's implication of deliberate divine intervention.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Romans 2:11

This verse asserts that there is no respect of persons with God, while Deuteronomy 11:5 reflects on specific acts God did for the Israelites, suggesting a selective favoritism.

Romans 2:11: For there is no respect of persons with God.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse indicates that God makes the sun rise on both evil and good and sends rain on just and unjust, unlike Deuteronomy 11:5 which recounts God’s selective acts for one group.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Contradiction with Job 21:7-9

Here, the wicked's prosperity and apparent peace are noted, which seems to conflict with Deuteronomy 11:5's theme of divine retribution against the Israelites' enemies.

Job 21:7-9: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?
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