Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 5:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 5:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 5:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people are scared because they think that hearing God's voice is too powerful and might hurt them. They feel like getting too close to God is like being too close to a big fire.

Deuteronomy 5:25: Now therefore why should we die? for this great fire will consume us: if we hear the voice of the LORD our God any more, then we shall die. [hear: Heb. add to hear]

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

This verse states that no man can see God's face and live, in contrast to Deuteronomy 5:25 where the people express fear yet are unharmed despite hearing God's voice.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:18

This verse suggests perfect love casts out fear, while in Deuteronomy 5:25, the people fear they might die from hearing God's voice.

1 John 4:18: There is no fear in love; but perfect love casteth out fear: because fear hath torment. He that feareth is not made perfect in love.

Contradiction with Hebrews 12:29

Describes God as a consuming fire, indicating the danger of approaching Him, contrasting with Deuteronomy 5:25 where the people have already heard God and lived.

Hebrews 12:29: For our God [is] a consuming fire.

Contradiction with John 1:18

No one has seen God at any time, conflicting with Deuteronomy 5:25’s implication of direct interaction with God's voice.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with Matthew 17:6-7

Jesus comforts the disciples and tells them not to be afraid, contradicting the fear of death in Deuteronomy 5:25.

Matthew 17:6-7: And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
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