Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 1:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 1:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 1:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Deuteronomy, Moses was on the other side of the Jordan River, in a place called Moab, and he started to explain God's rules to the people. This was important because he wanted to make sure everyone understood how to live in a good way before they entered their new home.

Deuteronomy 1:5: On this side Jordan, in the land of Moab, began Moses to declare this law, saying,

Contradiction with Acts 10:34

Deuteronomy 1:5 implies Moses was chosen uniquely to deliver God's law, while Acts 10:34 states that God does not show favoritism and suggests that no person is more chosen than another.

Acts 10:34: Then Peter opened [his] mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:

Contradiction with Romans 2:11

Deuteronomy 1:5 involves Moses as a mediator between God and Israelites, but Romans 2:11 states that God does not have respect of persons, contradicting the notion of partiality.

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

Contradiction with John 1:17

Deuteronomy 1:5 focuses on the law given through Moses, while John 1:17 emphasizes that grace and truth came through Jesus Christ, suggesting a shift or contrast from Mosaic law.

John 1:17: For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Deuteronomy 1:5 refers to the commands given by Moses, but Hebrews 8:13 speaks of a new covenant, making the first obsolete, contrasting with the permanence implied in Deuteronomy.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25

Deuteronomy 1:5 presents the law as a guide, whereas Galatians 3:24-25 indicates the law was only a tutor until Christ came, who marks an end to that tutorship.

Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.
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