Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 17:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 17:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 17:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when a king sits on his special chair to rule, he should write down the rules from God just like the ones the helpers, called the Levites, have. This helps the king remember to follow God's ways.

Deuteronomy 17:18: And it shall be, when he sitteth upon the throne of his kingdom, that he shall write him a copy of this law in a book out of [that which is] before the priests the Levites:

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10

This verse states that God will put His laws into the minds and write them on the hearts of His people, suggesting an internal, spiritual approach rather than a physical copy as mandated in Deuteronomy 17:18.

Hebrews 8:10: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

Similar to Hebrews 8:10, this verse speaks of God's law being written on hearts, which contradicts the requirement for a written copy in Deuteronomy 17:18.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:3

This verse discusses how believers are epistles of Christ, written not with ink but with the Spirit, contrasting with the physical writing of a law copy described in Deuteronomy 17:18.

2 Corinthians 3:3: [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Contradiction with Romans 2:15

It talks about the law written in the hearts of people, emphasizing an internal moral code as opposed to the external writing instruction in Deuteronomy 17:18.

Romans 2:15: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) [their conscience...: or, the conscience witnessing with them] [the mean...: or, between themselves]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:6

It mentions the letter kills, but the Spirit gives life, suggesting a move away from written law to spiritual interpretation, conflicting with the command in Deuteronomy 17:18.

2 Corinthians 3:6: Who also hath made us able ministers of the new testament; not of the letter, but of the spirit: for the letter killeth, but the spirit giveth life. [giveth life: or, quickeneth]
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