Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 28:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 28:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 28:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promises to make His people special and close to Him if they listen to Him and do what He says. It's like a parent wanting you to follow the rules to keep you safe and happy.

Deuteronomy 28:9: The LORD shall establish thee an holy people unto himself, as he hath sworn unto thee, if thou shalt keep the commandments of the LORD thy God, and walk in his ways.

Contradiction with Romans 3:23

This verse states that all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, which contradicts the notion of being a holy people unto the Lord as promised in Deuteronomy 28:9.

Romans 3:23: For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God;

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse mentions that all our righteousnesses are as filthy rags, suggesting that human righteousness cannot achieve holiness, contrary to the promise in Deuteronomy 28:9.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Psalm 14:3

This verse declares that there is none that doeth good, no, not one, which conflicts with the idea of a people being established as holy in Deuteronomy 28:9.

Psalm 14:3: They are all gone aside, they are [all] together become filthy: [there is] none that doeth good, no, not one. [filthy: Heb. stinking]
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