Problem: This verse claims the Canaanites were destroyed “quickly” (maher), but an earlier passages (Deut. 7:22) said it would not be quickly, but “little by little.”
18
Jun
2019
18
Jun
2019
Deuteronomy 8:2—Didn’t God know what Israel would do?
Problem: This passage says that God led Israel into the wilderness in order “to know” what they would do. But if God knows everything already (Ps. 139:7–10; Jer. 17:10), then why did He need to do this to know whether they would obey Him?
18
Jun
2019
Deuteronomy 5:15—Was the Sabbath instituted because of God’s rest from creation or His redemption of Israel from Egypt?
Problem: When Moses first gave the Law to Israel, the reason stated for the Sabbath observance was because “in six days the Lord made the heavens and the earth … and rested the seventh day. Therefore, the Lord blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it” (Ex. 20:11). But, when Moses repeated the Law to the new generation entering the Promised Land, the reason given was that “God brought you out from there [Egypt] by a mighty hand and by an outstretched arm; therefore the Lord your God commanded you to keep the Sabbath” (Deut. 5:15). Why two different reasons?
17
Jun
2019
Do Christians and Muslims Worship the Same God?
by Casey McFall
The short answer is NO—Muslims and Christians do not worship the same God. In fact, even Jews do not worship the same God (see below). A part of the reason why so many people believe that Muslims and Christians worship the same God is because Muslims claim to worship a monotheistic god who was the “god” of Abraham and shares many characteristics with the true God. In fact, Muslims are actually taught that they worship the same God as Christians. Surah 29:46 in the Qur’an states: “Do not dispute other than in a good way with the people of Scripture, except for those of them who do evil; and say: ‘We have faith in that which has been revealed to us and revealed to you. Our God and your God are One, and to Him we submit [ourselves].’”
15
Jun
2019
Deuteronomy 5:6–21—How could Moses alter the wording of the Ten Commandments from that which God spoke to him?
Problem: In Deuteronomy 5:6–21 Moses repeats the Ten Commandments to Israel. In reviewing the covenant which God made with Israel, Moses reviews the commandments which God gave to Israel at Sinai. However, Moses’ wording of the commandments in this passage is not exactly the same as the wording of God in Exodus 20:2–17. How could Moses alter the wording of the Ten Commandments from wording which God gave to him?
14
Jun
2019
Deuteronomy 4:10–15—Was the law given at Horeb or at Mt. Sinai?
Problem: Exodus 19:11 affirms that Moses received the Law at “Mt. Sinai” (cf. v. 18). But here in Deuteronomy 4:10 it claims that Moses got it “in Horeb.” Which was it?
13
Jun
2019
Deuteronomy 2:19—Was the land of Ammon given to Israel or not?
Problem: Here God told Moses, “I will not give you any of the land of the people of Ammon.” But elsewhere it asserts that Joshua gave Israel “half the land of the Ammonites” as a possession from God (Josh. 13:25).
08
Jun
2019
Deuteronomy 2:10–12—How could this have been written by Moses when it refers to the land of promise which he never entered?
Problem: Moses died before he could enter the Promised Land and was buried outside of it on the east side of the Jordan river (Deut. 34). But, this passage refers to the “land of their possession” as something that Israel possessed at the time it was written. Therefore, it would appear that Deuteronomy could not have been written by Moses, as it is traditionally claimed.
07
Jun
2019
Deuteronomy 2:7—Were Israel’s conditions in the wilderness comfortable or destitute?
Problem: Many passages speak of Israel’s privations in the wilderness (cf. Ex. 16:2, 3; Num. 11:4–6). Yet here Moses declared that they “lacked nothing.”
07
Jun
2019
Deuteronomy 1:13—Did Moses appoint the judges or did the people?
Problem: Exodus 18:25 declares that “Moses chose able men out of all Israel, and made them heads over the people.” However, here Moses told the people to choose their own judges (Deut. 1:13).