Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 6:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 6:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 6:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God showed big and amazing miracles in Egypt to Pharaoh and his people so that everyone could see how powerful He is. This was to help the Israelites understand that God was protecting them and guiding them to a better place.

Deuteronomy 6:22: And the LORD shewed signs and wonders, great and sore, upon Egypt, upon Pharaoh, and upon all his household, before our eyes: [sore: Heb. evil]

Contradiction with Exodus 7:3

This verse states that God will harden Pharaoh's heart, which seems contradictory to Deuteronomy 6:22 where God performs signs and wonders directly causing Pharaoh's eventual release of Israel.

Exodus 7:3: And I will harden Pharaoh's heart, and multiply my signs and my wonders in the land of Egypt.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Here, the verse mentions God as the creator of both peace and evil, which can contradict with the idea of God only performing signs and wonders for deliverance as seen in Deuteronomy 6:22.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 18:22

This verse describes a spirit from the Lord's directive to deceive Ahab through false prophets, contradicting the signs and wonders from God meant for deliverance mentioned in Deuteronomy 6:22.

2 Chronicles 18:22: Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil against thee.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 4:10

Jeremiah claims the Lord has deceived the people, which contradicts the straightforward miraculous deliverance in Deuteronomy 6:22.

Jeremiah 4:10: Then said I, Ah, Lord GOD! surely thou hast greatly deceived this people and Jerusalem, saying, Ye shall have peace; whereas the sword reacheth unto the soul.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 14:9

In this verse, God acknowledges deceiving a prophet, in contrast with the clear record of signs and wonders to secure freedom in Deuteronomy 6:22.

Ezekiel 14:9: And if the prophet be deceived when he hath spoken a thing, I the LORD have deceived that prophet, and I will stretch out my hand upon him, and will destroy him from the midst of my people Israel.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 22:23

God puts a lying spirit in the mouths of Ahab's prophets in this verse, seemingly contradictory to the purposefully clear signs and wonders in Deuteronomy 6:22.

1 Kings 22:23: Now therefore, behold, the LORD hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the LORD hath spoken evil concerning thee.
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