Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 2:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 2:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 2:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that God talked to him and told him what to do. It shows that God wanted to guide him and his people.

Deuteronomy 2:17: That the LORD spake unto me, saying,

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:9

Deuteronomy 2:17 suggests divine direction, while Proverbs 16:9 asserts human plans guide their own steps.

Proverbs 16:9: A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:23

Deuteronomy 2:17 implies God’s guidance, whereas Jeremiah 10:23 states that man's way is not in himself, denying any inherent direction.

Jeremiah 10:23: O LORD, I know that the way of man [is] not in himself: [it is] not in man that walketh to direct his steps.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

Deuteronomy 2:17 highlights divine intervention, yet Ecclesiastes 9:11 argues life is subject to chance, not divine orchestration.

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.
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