Contradictions and Paradoxes in Jeremiah 44:25

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Jeremiah 44:25 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Jeremiah 44:25. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Jeremiah, God is telling the people that they promised to worship a false god called the "queen of heaven," and they are going ahead with those promises. God sees what they are doing and knows they are keeping these wrong promises.

Jeremiah 44:25: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel, saying; Ye and your wives have both spoken with your mouths, and fulfilled with your hand, saying, We will surely perform our vows that we have vowed, to burn incense to the queen of heaven, and to pour out drink offerings unto her: ye will surely accomplish your vows, and surely perform your vows.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

Commandment to have no other gods contradicts the endorsement or acknowledgment of vows to other deities.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Matthew 4:10

Call to worship God alone contradicts the acceptance of vows to serve other gods.

Matthew 4:10: Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 6:14

Prohibition against following other gods contradicts the permitted vows to the queen of heaven.

Deuteronomy 6:14: Ye shall not go after other gods, of the gods of the people which [are] round about you;

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:6

Affirmation of one God contradicts the veneration of the queen of heaven.

1 Corinthians 8:6: But to us [there is but] one God, the Father, of whom [are] all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom [are] all things, and we by him. [in: or, for]

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:5

Proclamation that there is no other god contradicts the acknowledgment of worship to another deity.

Isaiah 45:5: I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

Paradox #1

Jeremiah 44:25 might seem to conflict with other biblical teachings because it acknowledges that the people of Judah were keeping vows to a foreign goddess, which contradicts the biblical commandment to worship only God. This situation might appear inconsistent with the emphasis on exclusive devotion to God found elsewhere in the Bible.

Paradox #2

The potential contradiction or conflict could arise from the fact that people in the verse are instructed to fulfill their vows to worship other gods, which seems to go against the core biblical teaching of worshiping only one God. This creates a tension between following through on a promise and adhering to the primary commandment of monotheism.

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