Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 19:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 19:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 19:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if God gives you more land and space, like He promised to your ancestors, it shows that God keeps His promises and wants to bless you. This means you should be grateful and remember to follow His rules.

Deuteronomy 19:8: And if the LORD thy God enlarge thy coast, as he hath sworn unto thy fathers, and give thee all the land which he promised to give unto thy fathers;

Contradiction with Exodus 23:31

This verse sets the boundaries of the land God promised to Israel, which might not align with future expansions mentioned in Deuteronomy 19:8.

Exodus 23:31: And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Contradiction with Numbers 34:2

This verse specifies the borders of the land the Israelites were to inherit, potentially conflicting with the expansion mentioned in Deuteronomy 19:8.

Numbers 34:2: Command the children of Israel, and say unto them, When ye come into the land of Canaan; (this [is] the land that shall fall unto you for an inheritance, [even] the land of Canaan with the coasts thereof:)

Contradiction with Joshua 21:43

States that God gave Israel all the land He had sworn to their fathers, indicating completion rather than further enlargement as in Deuteronomy 19:8.

Joshua 21:43: And the LORD gave unto Israel all the land which he sware to give unto their fathers; and they possessed it, and dwelt therein.

Contradiction with Judges 2:21-23

Indicates that God left certain nations to test Israel, implying not all land was conquered or possessed as suggested by ongoing enlargements in Deuteronomy 19:8.

Judges 2:21-23: I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:

Contradiction with Psalm 44:3

Emphasizes that the land was not gained by their own sword or arm, which could contrast with the conditions of enlargement in Deuteronomy 19:8.

Psalm 44:3: For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.

Contradiction with Acts 7:5

States that God gave Abraham no inheritance in the land, contrasting with the promise of land enlargement in Deuteronomy 19:8.

Acts 7:5: And he gave him none inheritance in it, no, not [so much as] to set his foot on: yet he promised that he would give it to him for a possession, and to his seed after him, when [as yet] he had no child.
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