Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 7:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 7:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 7:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promises to love and take care of the people by giving them lots of children, food, and animals, just like He promised their ancestors. It's like God saying He will help them have everything they need to be happy and healthy.

Deuteronomy 7:13: And he will love thee, and bless thee, and multiply thee: he will also bless the fruit of thy womb, and the fruit of thy land, thy corn, and thy wine, and thine oil, the increase of thy kine, and the flocks of thy sheep, in the land which he sware unto thy fathers to give thee.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse explains that God makes the sun rise on the evil and on the good, and sends rain on the just and on the unjust, which suggests impartiality in blessings, compared to the specific blessings promised to the obedient in Deuteronomy 7:13.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse indicates that time and chance happen to them all, implying that success and prosperity are not strictly the result of obedience as suggested in Deuteronomy 7:13.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Job 21:7-13

These verses detail how the wicked can prosper and live well, which contradicts the premise in Deuteronomy 7:13 that blessings are a reward for obedience.

Job 21:7-13: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-12

These verses describe the prosperity of the wicked, challenging the idea in Deuteronomy 7:13 that blessings are solely for those who are obedient.

Psalm 73:3-12: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah asks why the wicked prosper, questioning the direct correlation between righteousness and blessing as suggested in Deuteronomy 7:13.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Paradox #1

In the context of modern science, a potential contradiction could be the promise of agricultural and livestock abundance as a reward for obedience. Scientifically, crop and livestock yield are influenced by various factors such as genetics, environment, and agricultural practices rather than solely moral or religious conduct. This might seem inconsistent with the scientific understanding that these factors primarily determine agricultural success.

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