Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 12:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 12:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 12:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God gave rules to follow in the new land He was giving to His people. They needed to obey these rules every day they lived there.

Deuteronomy 12:1: These [are] the statutes and judgments, which ye shall observe to do in the land, which the LORD God of thy fathers giveth thee to possess it, all the days that ye live upon the earth.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:8

Here, it suggests that people were previously doing whatever was right in their eyes, which contrasts with following specific statutes and judgments.

Deuteronomy 12:8: Ye shall not do after all [the things] that we do here this day, every man whatsoever [is] right in his own eyes.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22-23

It implies that the focus should be on obeying God's voice rather than strictly adhering to rituals and rules.

Jeremiah 7:22-23: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]

Contradiction with Mark 7:15-19

Jesus teaches that external rituals are not what purify a person, which contradicts the emphasis on following specific commandments in Deuteronomy 12:1.

Mark 7:15-19: If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

Paul’s statement that nothing is unclean in itself contradicts the idea of strict adherence to specific dietary or ceremonial laws.

Romans 14:14: I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean. [unclean: Gr. common]

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

Paul suggests that strict adherence to religious festivals and dietary laws is not necessary, which differs from the command to follow all statutes.

Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]

Contradiction with Galatians 5:1-4

The focus here is on freedom in Christ and warns against being bound by the law, contradicting the adherence to all statutes and judgments.

Galatians 5:1-4: Stand fast therefore in the liberty wherewith Christ hath made us free, and be not entangled again with the yoke of bondage.
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