Contradiction with Exodus 14:14
The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace. This contrasts with the defeat by the Amorites mentioned in Deuteronomy 1:44, where God did not fight for Israel.
Exodus 14:14: The LORD shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.
Contradiction with Joshua 1:5
There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life. As I was with Moses, so I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee. This contrasts with the defeat in Deuteronomy, suggesting a divine promise of consistent victory.
Joshua 1:5: There shall not any man be able to stand before thee all the days of thy life: as I was with Moses, [so] I will be with thee: I will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.
Contradiction with Romans 8:31
What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us? This suggests a belief in invincibility through God, contrasting with the defeat experienced in Deuteronomy 1:44.
Romans 8:31: What shall we then say to these things? If God [be] for us, who [can be] against us?
Contradiction with Judges 7:7
And the Lord said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the other people go every man unto his place. This shows God granting victory with a smaller force, the opposite of the outcome in Deuteronomy 1:44.
Judges 7:7: And the LORD said unto Gideon, By the three hundred men that lapped will I save you, and deliver the Midianites into thine hand: and let all the [other] people go every man unto his place.
Contradiction with 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. This verse speaks of divine intervention securing victory, as opposed to the defeat in Deuteronomy.
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 1 Samuel 17:47
And all this assembly shall know that the Lord saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle is the Lord's, and he will give you into our hands. This promise of divine victory contrasts with the defeat in Deuteronomy 1:44 where God did not intervene.
1 Samuel 17:47: And all this assembly shall know that the LORD saveth not with sword and spear: for the battle [is] the LORD'S, and he will give you into our hands.
Paradox #1
This verse describes a defeat in battle, where the Israelites were attacked and chased by their enemies. The moral conflict could arise from the idea of divine guidance and promises. On one hand, God had promised the Israelites safety and victory in earlier passages. On the other hand, in this situation, they faced defeat, which can be seen as inconsistent with those promises or divine protection. This could raise questions about the conditions of divine help and human responsibility.