Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 26:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 26:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 26:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Leviticus, God promises to be kind to people, help them have many children, and keep a special promise with them. This means God wants to take care of them and help them grow.

Leviticus 26:9: For I will have respect unto you, and make you fruitful, and multiply you, and establish my covenant with you.

Contradiction with Job 1:21

This verse acknowledges that the Lord gives and takes away, suggesting that blessings may not be permanent or guaranteed, contrasting with the promise of continued blessings in Leviticus 26:9.

Job 1:21: And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 7:14

This verse advises enjoying prosperity but being mindful of adversity, implying that blessings and challenges both come from God, contrasting with the straightforward promise of blessings in Leviticus 26:9.

Ecclesiastes 7:14: In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. [set: Heb. made]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 18:9-10

These verses state that if a nation does evil, God will relent from doing good to them, suggesting conditional blessings based on behavior, which contrasts the firm promise in Leviticus 26:9.

Jeremiah 18:9-10: And [at what] instant I shall speak concerning a nation, and concerning a kingdom, to build and to plant [it];

Contradiction with Hosea 5:15

This verse talks about God withdrawing from His people until they acknowledge their guilt, contradicting the idea of continued blessings as in Leviticus 26:9.

Hosea 5:15: I will go [and] return to my place, till they acknowledge their offence, and seek my face: in their affliction they will seek me early. [acknowledge...: Heb. be guilty]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse explains how God causes the sun to rise on the evil and the good, and sends rain on the just and the unjust, indicating that blessings are not exclusively for the obedient, which contrasts with Leviticus 26:9.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.
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