Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 5:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 5:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 5:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God spoke to all the people from a big, fiery cloud and gave them important rules written on stone tablets. God used a loud voice and did not add anything else after giving these special rules.

Deuteronomy 5:22: These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.

Contradiction with Exodus 31:18

Contradicts by mentioning that God gave Moses two tablets of testimony, suggesting ongoing communication beyond the ten commandments alone.

Exodus 31:18: And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Contradicts by stating a new covenant is made by Jesus, implying the old covenant from Deuteronomy is becoming obsolete.

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 Galatians 3:19

Contradicts by explaining that the law was added because of transgressions until Christ came, suggesting a temporary rather than absolute giving of the law.

Galatians 3:19: Wherefore then [serveth] the law? It was added because of transgressions, till the seed should come to whom the promise was made; [and it was] ordained by angels in the hand of a mediator.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

Contradicts by proposing a future covenant where the law is written on hearts, not just on stone tablets as in Deuteronomy.

Jeremiah 31:33: But this [shall be] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel; After those days, saith the LORD, I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts; and will be their God, and they shall be my people.

Contradiction with John 1:17

Contradicts by suggesting the law was given by Moses, implying subsequent revelation through Jesus Christ which supersedes it.

John 1:17: For the law was given by Moses, [but] grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.

Paradox #1

Deuteronomy 5:22 mentions that God spoke the commandments directly to the people without adding anything further. However, there are other parts of the Bible, such as Exodus 20, where additional laws and instructions are provided. This might seem inconsistent because it raises questions about the completeness of what was initially given.

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