Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 28:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 28:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 28:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promises to give you good things and help everything you do to be successful. He will also make sure you have enough and be happy in the special place He gives you.

Deuteronomy 28:8: The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. [storehouses: or, barns]

Contradiction with Job 14:1

This verse speaks about man's life being full of trouble, contradicting the promise of blessing and prosperity in Deuteronomy 28:8.

Job 14:1: Man [that is] born of a woman [is] of few days, and full of trouble. [few...: Heb. short of days]

Contradiction with Psalm 73:12

This verse observes the prosperity of the wicked, contrary to the conditions of obedience and righteousness tied to blessings in Deuteronomy 28:8.

Psalm 73:12: Behold, these [are] the ungodly, who prosper in the world; they increase [in] riches.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This suggests that time and chance affect everyone, which contradicts the assured prosperity and success mentioned in Deuteronomy 28:8.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah questions why the way of the wicked prospers, contradicting the notion that prosperity comes from God’s blessing as stated in Deuteronomy 28:8.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

This verse questions why the wicked prosper, which stands in contrast to the blessing upon the righteous in Deuteronomy 28:8.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]
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