Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 27:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 27:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 27:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Deuteronomy, people should write down God's rules on stones so everyone can see them clearly. This helps everyone understand and follow God's teachings.

Deuteronomy 27:8: And thou shalt write upon the stones all the words of this law very plainly.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:3

This verse encourages keeping commandments in the heart, contrasting with the physical writing commanded in Deuteronomy 27:8.

Proverbs 3:3: Let not mercy and truth forsake thee: bind them about thy neck; write them upon the table of thine heart:

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:3

Paul emphasizes the law written in hearts, not on stone, which contrasts the command to write the law on stones.

2 Corinthians 3:3: [Forasmuch as ye are] manifestly declared to be the epistle of Christ ministered by us, written not with ink, but with the Spirit of the living God; not in tables of stone, but in fleshy tables of the heart.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

Speaks of the law written in hearts, not on tablets, contradicting the notion of writing on stones as in Deuteronomy 27:8.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10

Declares that God's laws will be put into minds and hearts rather than written on stones.

Hebrews 8:10: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with Romans 2:15

Refers to the law being written in hearts, emphasizing an internal rather than external inscription.

Romans 2:15: Which shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and [their] thoughts the mean while accusing or else excusing one another;) [their conscience...: or, the conscience witnessing with them] [the mean...: or, between themselves]
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