Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 8:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 8:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 8:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, God gave the people important rules to follow, but they acted like those rules were something strange or unknown. This means they did not listen to or understand God's teachings like they should have.

Hosea 8:12: I have written to him the great things of my law, [but] they were counted as a strange thing.

Contradiction with Romans 7:12

Romans 7:12 states that the law is holy, just, and good, which contrasts with Hosea 8:12 indicating Israel treats God's law as strange.

Romans 7:12: Wherefore the law [is] holy, and the commandment holy, and just, and good.

Contradiction with Psalm 19:7

Psalm 19:7 describes the law of the Lord as perfect, converting the soul, contrasting with Hosea 8:12 where the law is ignored.

Psalm 19:7: The law of the LORD [is] perfect, converting the soul: the testimony of the LORD [is] sure, making wise the simple. [law: or, doctrine] [converting: or, restoring]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

Matthew 5:17 shows Jesus affirming the importance of the law, while Hosea 8:12 suggests the law is treated as irrelevant.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with James 1:25

James 1:25 praises the law of liberty, promising blessings for adherence, unlike Hosea 8:12 where the law is forgotten.

James 1:25: But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth [therein], he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed. [deed: or, doing]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 30:10-11

Deuteronomy 30:10-11 speaks about the commandment being doable and not hidden, contradicting Hosea 8:12 where the law is neglected.

Deuteronomy 30:10-11: If thou shalt hearken unto the voice of the LORD thy God, to keep his commandments and his statutes which are written in this book of the law, [and] if thou turn unto the LORD thy God with all thine heart, and with all thy soul.
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