Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 32:49

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 32:49 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 32:49. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told him to go up a big mountain to see the land called Canaan, which God was going to give to the Israelites, His special people. Moses could look at the land, but he would not be going there himself.

Deuteronomy 32:49: Get thee up into this mountain Abarim, [unto] mount Nebo, which [is] in the land of Moab, that [is] over against Jericho; and behold the land of Canaan, which I give unto the children of Israel for a possession:

Contradiction with Joshua 1:2

This verse speaks of crossing the Jordan into the Promised Land, whereas Deuteronomy 32:49 has Moses viewing the land from afar and not entering it.

Joshua 1:2: Moses my servant is dead; now therefore arise, go over this Jordan, thou, and all this people, unto the land which I do give to them, [even] to the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Numbers 20:12

God tells Moses he will not bring the Israelites into the Promised Land, while Deuteronomy 32:49 has God instructing Moses to view it from Mount Nebo.

Numbers 20:12: And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
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