Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:31-32
Hebrews 8:9 cites this passage but contrasts with the continuation in Jeremiah, which emphasizes a new covenant unlike the old one made when God led the people out of Egypt, which they broke.
Jeremiah 31:31-32: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:
Contradiction with Ezekiel 16:59
In this verse, God mentions dealing with the people as they have dealt by despising the covenant, contrasting with the mercy shown in Hebrews 8:9.
Ezekiel 16:59: For thus saith the Lord GOD; I will even deal with thee as thou hast done, which hast despised the oath in breaking the covenant.
Contradiction with Exodus 19:5
This verse emphasizes strict adherence to God's covenant as a condition for being a treasured nation, differing from the shift to a new covenant mentioned in Hebrews 8:9.
Exodus 19:5: Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure unto me above all people: for all the earth [is] mine:
Contradiction with Leviticus 26:44-45
Despite Israel breaking the covenant, God promises not to completely reject them, contrasting with Hebrews 8:9's depiction of disregarding them.
Leviticus 26:44-45: And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I [am] the LORD their God.
Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:15
The people rejected God's statutes and covenants, in contrast to the new, different covenant made in Hebrews 8:9 which indicates a break from the past.
2 Kings 17:15: And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that [were] round about them, [concerning] whom the LORD had charged them, that they should not do like them.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:2-3
This emphasizes the covenant made with those present at Sinai in contrast to Hebrews' portrayal of a new covenant unlike that covenant.
Deuteronomy 5:2-3: The LORD our God made a covenant with us in Horeb.
Contradiction with Isaiah 24:5
This verse mentions the earth being defiled by breaking the everlasting covenant, opposing the notion of God disregarding the old covenant entirely as mentioned in Hebrews 8:9.
Isaiah 24:5: The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
Paradox #1
Hebrews 8:9 may seem inconsistent with the events described in the Old Testament regarding the covenant with the Israelites, as it suggests God did not keep one of His covenants due to the people's failures. In the Old Testament, while the Israelites do break the covenant by not obeying God's commandments, it doesn't explicitly state that God broke His part of the covenant, leading to a potential contradiction in interpretation.
Paradox #2
The potential contradiction in Hebrews 8:9 might arise from the idea that God makes a covenant but then allows it to become obsolete or broken, suggesting inconsistency in promises or divine actions. Some people might see this as conflicting with the notion of an unchanging or faithful God.