Contradiction with Revelation 3:17
This verse suggests complacency and forgetfulness in prosperity, whereas Deuteronomy 6:12 warns against forgetting God after receiving wealth and well-being.
Revelation 3:17: Because thou sayest, I am rich, and increased with goods, and have need of nothing; and knowest not that thou art wretched, and miserable, and poor, and blind, and naked:
Contradiction with Proverbs 30:8-9
Advises against wealth to prevent forgetting God; contradicts Deuteronomy 6:12’s context of caution after gaining the Promised Land.
Proverbs 30:8-9: Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: [convenient...: Heb. of my allowance]
Contradiction with Hosea 13:6
Illustrates Israel forgetting God after being filled, contrasting with the warning to remember God in Deuteronomy 6:12.
Hosea 13:6: According to their pasture, so were they filled; they were filled, and their heart was exalted; therefore have they forgotten me.
Contradiction with Psalms 106:21
Describes Israel forgetting God despite His deeds, opposing the call in Deuteronomy 6:12 to remember God after blessings.
Psalms 106:21: They forgat God their saviour, which had done great things in Egypt;
Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:32
Uses a rhetorical question about forgetfulness, in tension with Deuteronomy 6:12 where forgetting God is a warning, not a reality.
Jeremiah 2:32: Can a maid forget her ornaments, [or] a bride her attire? yet my people have forgotten me days without number.
Paradox #1
The contradiction in Deuteronomy 6:12 could be the challenge of remembering past blessings while living a fulfilled life. People might focus on their current success and forget the values and gratitude that helped them get there. This creates a conflict between enjoying the present and honoring the past.