Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 26:45

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 26:45 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 26:45. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promises to remember the special promise He made with their ancestors when He rescued them from Egypt so that He could be their God. This shows that God keeps His promises and cares for His people.

Leviticus 26:45: But I will for their sakes remember the covenant of their ancestors, whom I brought forth out of the land of Egypt in the sight of the heathen, that I might be their God: I [am] the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:10

This verse suggests that God will not do good if people do evil, implying conditional covenant, unlike the unconditional view in Leviticus 26:45.

Jeremiah 18:10: If it do evil in my sight, that it obey not my voice, then I will repent of the good, wherewith I said I would benefit them.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:34

This verse indicates that God can revoke His promise due to disobedience, which contradicts the promise to remember His covenant in Leviticus 26:45.

Numbers 14:34: After the number of the days in which ye searched the land, [even] forty days, each day for a year, shall ye bear your iniquities, [even] forty years, and ye shall know my breach of promise. [breach...: or, altering of my purpose]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:63

This verse states that God will rejoice to destroy and bring to naught, suggesting that He might not remember His covenant as declared in Leviticus 26:45.

Deuteronomy 28:63: And it shall come to pass, [that] as the LORD rejoiced over you to do you good, and to multiply you; so the LORD will rejoice over you to destroy you, and to bring you to nought; and ye shall be plucked from off the land whither thou goest to possess it.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:11

This verse shows God regretting a decision (making Saul king), contradicting the unchanging commitment implied in Leviticus 26:45.

1 Samuel 15:11: It repenteth me that I have set up Saul [to be] king: for he is turned back from following me, and hath not performed my commandments. And it grieved Samuel; and he cried unto the LORD all night.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 23:27

This verse indicates God will cast Judah away, implying a contradiction with the consistent remembrance of the covenant in Leviticus 26:45.

2 Kings 23:27: And the LORD said, I will remove Judah also out of my sight, as I have removed Israel, and will cast off this city Jerusalem which I have chosen, and the house of which I said, My name shall be there.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Leviticus 26:45 could relate to the idea that God promises to remember and uphold a covenant with the Israelites, despite previously outlining severe punishments for disobedience in earlier verses. This might seem inconsistent to some, as it juxtaposes harsh consequences with a promise of mercy and remembrance, possibly creating a tension between justice and forgiveness.

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