Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 6:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 6:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 6:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wants people to remember His rules by writing them on the doors and walls of their homes. This helps families talk about and follow God's teachings every day.

Deuteronomy 6:9: And thou shalt write them upon the posts of thy house, and on thy gates.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:6

While Deuteronomy 6:9 emphasizes displaying God's laws visibly, Matthew 6:6 teaches to pray in private, underscoring a more inward and personal practice of faith.

Matthew 6:6: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

Deuteronomy 6:9 suggests making visual reminders of God's laws, whereas Exodus 20:4 warns against creating graven images or likenesses.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:33

This verse promotes the internalization of God's laws in hearts and minds, which can contrast with the external emphasis of writing them on doorposts and gates found in Deuteronomy 6:9.

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 Romans 2:29

Deuteronomy 6:9 involves an outward practice of faith, while Romans 2:29 focuses on being inwardly a Jew, by the heart, in the spirit.

Romans 2:29: But he [is] a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision [is that] of the heart, in the spirit, [and] not in the letter; whose praise [is] not of men, but of God.

Contradiction with John 4:24

This verse suggests worship in spirit and truth, contrasting with the tangible, visible expressions commanded in Deuteronomy 6:9.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
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