Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 26:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 26:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 26:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wants people to remember how their ancestors, like their "father" Jacob, were once struggling and had to live in a new place called Egypt. This way, they understand how God helped them grow into a big and strong nation.

Deuteronomy 26:5: And thou shalt speak and say before the LORD thy God, A Syrian ready to perish [was] my father, and he went down into Egypt, and sojourned there with a few, and became there a nation, great, mighty, and populous:

Contradiction with Genesis 46:3

Deuteronomy 26:5 refers to "a Syrian ready to perish" but Genesis 46:3 describes Jacob's prosperous journey to Egypt with God's blessing.

Genesis 46:3: And he said, I [am] God, the God of thy father: fear not to go down into Egypt; for I will there make of thee a great nation:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:1

Deuteronomy 26:5 emphasizes the smallness and lowliness of the ancestors, whereas Deuteronomy 7:1 mentions that God will help them defeat seven nations "greater and mightier" than them.

Deuteronomy 7:1: When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;

Contradiction with Exodus 1:7

Deuteronomy 26:5 mentions a small beginning, while Exodus 1:7 states that the children of Israel were fruitful and multiplied, becoming exceedingly mighty.

Exodus 1:7: And the children of Israel were fruitful, and increased abundantly, and multiplied, and waxed exceeding mighty; and the land was filled with them.

Contradiction with Genesis 35:11

Deuteronomy 26:5 indicates humble origins, whereas Genesis 35:11 promises Jacob that a nation and a company of nations shall come from him, implying a great destiny rather than a humble past.

Genesis 35:11: And God said unto him, I [am] God Almighty: be fruitful and multiply; a nation and a company of nations shall be of thee, and kings shall come out of thy loins;

Paradox #1

The contradiction could be the claim that human civilization originated from a single ancestor, which conflicts with the scientific understanding of human evolution indicating a more complex, multi-origin development of human groups and societies.

Paradox #2

Deuteronomy 26:5 reflects on the humble beginnings and growth of a nation. A potential contradiction or conflict could arise from interpreting this verse in the context of nationalism or ethnic superiority, which could clash with broader moral or ethical principles like equality and universal human rights. The verse could be used to justify preferential treatment or exclusion of others, which might be inconsistent with more inclusive moral teachings found elsewhere.

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