Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 29:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 29:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 29:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God is making a special promise not just with the people there, but also with others in the future. This means God's promise is for everyone, even those who aren't there right now.

Deuteronomy 29:14: Neither with you only do I make this covenant and this oath;

Contradiction with Exodus 34:27

This verse specifies a covenant made only with Moses and the people present, not with those not standing there, contrasting with Deuteronomy 29:14 which includes those not present.

Exodus 34:27: And the LORD said unto Moses, Write thou these words: for after the tenor of these words I have made a covenant with thee and with Israel.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:31-32

States a new covenant will be made, not like the old covenant made with their ancestors, contrasting the everlasting nature implied in Deuteronomy 29:14.

Jeremiah 31:31-32: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Contradiction with Acts 2:39

This verse speaks of the promise extending to all whom God calls, whereas Deuteronomy 29:14 extends the covenant specifically to those not present at the original agreement.

Acts 2:39: For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, [even] as many as the Lord our God shall call.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Declares the first covenant obsolete, contradicting the inclusive and ongoing nature suggested in Deuteronomy 29:14.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
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