Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 1:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 1:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 1:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, God told Moses that if the people did bad things and didn't listen to Him, He would send them far away to different places. Nehemiah is reminding God of this promise to ask for help and forgiveness for the people.

Nehemiah 1:8: Remember, I beseech thee, the word that thou commandedst thy servant Moses, saying, [If] ye transgress, I will scatter you abroad among the nations:

Contradiction with Leviticus 26:44

This verse assures that God will not utterly destroy or forget His covenant with the Israelites, even when they are in the land of their enemies, suggesting enduring mercy rather than punishment.

Leviticus 26:44: 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 Jeremiah 32:40

This verse speaks of an everlasting covenant that God will make, ensuring He will not turn away from His people, which contrasts with the potential for scattering mentioned in Nehemiah 1:8.

Jeremiah 32:40: And I will make an everlasting covenant with them, that I will not turn away from them, to do them good; but I will put my fear in their hearts, that they shall not depart from me. [from them: Heb. from after them]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:26

The promise of peace and an everlasting covenant with the people seems to oppose the conditional scattering due to unfaithfulness implied in Nehemiah 1:8.

Ezekiel 37:26: Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5

This verse reminds believers that God will never leave or forsake them, which could be seen as conflicting with the conditional scattering described in Nehemiah 1:8.

Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.
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