Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 9:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 9:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 9:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, he came down from a special mountain that was on fire, holding the two stone tablets with the important rules from God. Christians believe these tablets had the Ten Commandments, which are important guidelines for living a good life.

Deuteronomy 9:15: So I turned and came down from the mount, and the mount burned with fire: and the two tables of the covenant [were] in my two hands.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:6

While Deuteronomy 9:15 portrays God's reaction to human sin as anger, Genesis 6:6 describes God feeling sorrow and regret for creating humanity, highlighting a more compassionate response.

Genesis 6:6: And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:6

Here, God is described as merciful and gracious, contrasting with the immediate anger and judgment shown in Deuteronomy 9:15.

Exodus 34:6: And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:9

This verse depicts God as patient, not willing that any should perish, contradicting the impression of swift anger and punishment in Deuteronomy 9:15.

2 Peter 3:9: The Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering to us-ward, not willing that any should perish, but that all should come to repentance.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

States that God is love, which contrasts with the wrathful depiction of God in Deuteronomy 9:15.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

Contradiction with James 1:20

Suggests that human anger does not bring about the righteousness of God, providing a contrast to the divine anger seen in Deuteronomy 9:15.

James 1:20: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
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