Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 4:44

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 4:44 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 4:44. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this is a special set of rules and teachings that he gave to the people of Israel to help them live good and happy lives. Moses wanted them to follow these rules so they could stay close to God and be safe.

Deuteronomy 4:44: And this [is] the law which Moses set before the children of Israel:

Contradiction with Romans 10:4

This verse states that "Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth," suggesting that the law given by Moses is not the ultimate path to righteousness, which may contrast with the emphasis on the law in Deuteronomy 4:44.

Romans 10:4: For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25

These verses claim "the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ," but "after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster," implying a shift from adherence to the law to faith in Christ, unlike the emphasis on the law in Deuteronomy 4:44.

Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

This verse states that by calling the covenant "new," He made the first one obsolete, possibly implying the supersession of the laws given in Deuteronomy 4:44.

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.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17-18

Jesus states he did not come to destroy the law or the prophets but to fulfill them, which suggests continuity rather than contradiction, but for some, it can imply a transformation of the law's purpose that Deuteronomy 4:44 emphasizes.

Matthew 5:17-18: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Acts 15:10-11

These verses question imposing the burden of the law on new believers, implying that adherence to law such as described in Deuteronomy 4:44 is not necessary for salvation.

Acts 15:10-11: Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:15

This mentions that Jesus abolished "in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances," suggesting a move away from the law as provided in Deuteronomy 4:44.

Ephesians 2:15: Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, [even] the law of commandments [contained] in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, [so] making peace;
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