Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 26:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 26:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 26:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, every third year, people were told to share a part of what they earned with others who needed help, like the priests, travelers, and those without families. This sharing was meant to make sure everyone had enough to eat and be happy.

Deuteronomy 26:12: When thou hast made an end of tithing all the tithes of thine increase the third year, [which is] the year of tithing, and hast given [it] unto the Levite, the stranger, the fatherless, and the widow, that they may eat within thy gates, and be filled;

Contradiction with Matthew 6:3-4

This verse emphasizes giving in secret, while Deuteronomy 26:12 involves a public declaration of giving tithe to specific groups.

Matthew 6:3-4: But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand know what thy right hand doeth:

Contradiction with Luke 14:13-14

Encourages inviting the poor, maimed, lame, and blind to feasts for heavenly reward, which seems to contrast with a structured obligation as seen in Deuteronomy 26:12.

Luke 14:13-14: But when thou makest a feast, call the poor, the maimed, the lame, the blind:

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 9:7

Suggests giving as one purposes in their heart, not grudgingly or of necessity, potentially differing from the obligatory giving described in Deuteronomy 26:12.

2 Corinthians 9:7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Contradiction with Acts 4:34-35

Early Christians voluntarily shared possessions without a specific percentage mandate, differing from the tithe instructions in Deuteronomy 26:12.

Acts 4:34-35: Neither was there any among them that lacked: for as many as were possessors of lands or houses sold them, and brought the prices of the things that were sold,
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