Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 4:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 4:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 4:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God is very close to His people and listens to them whenever they ask for help, which makes them a very special nation. This means that God cares for them a lot and wants to be their friend.

Deuteronomy 4:7: For what nation [is there so] great, who [hath] God [so] nigh unto them, as the LORD our God [is] in all [things that] we call upon him [for]?

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

Emphasizes separation from God due to sin, contrasting with the closeness to God mentioned in Deuteronomy 4:7.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]

Contradiction with Psalm 145:18

States that the Lord is near to all who call upon Him, not limited to one nation.

Psalm 145:18: The LORD [is] nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.

Contradiction with Acts 17:27

Suggests that God is near to all humans, not uniquely to one nation or group.

Acts 17:27: That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:23

Implies God's omnipresence, contrasting the idea of His special closeness to Israel.

Jeremiah 23:23: [Am] I a God at hand, saith the LORD, and not a God afar off?

Contradiction with Romans 10:12

States there is no difference between Jew and Greek, indicating open access to God for all, contradicting the specific nearness to Israel.

Romans 10:12: For there is no difference between the Jew and the Greek: for the same Lord over all is rich unto all that call upon him.
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