Inerrant Lie #51

Much is written in scripture concerning false prophets. It seems much less is written about the false Gods responsible for their false prophecies. Of Moses and his LORD, however, much is recorded.

Deuteronomy 5, like Exodus 20, tells of "the LORD's" delivery of the ten commandments to the children of Israel. In Deuteronomy 5, unlike Exodus 20, Moses records his LORD saying: "O that there were such an heart in them, that they would fear me, and keep all my commandments always, that it might be well with them, and with their children for ever [Deuteronomy 5:29]!" This expresses "the LORD's" knowledge of the contents of the hearts of the children of Israel: a thing Moses, three chapters later, denies his LORD possesses.

In the second verse of chapter eight, Moses-- prior to his own death, just the other side of Jordan from Jericho-- exhorts the people: "And thou shalt remember all the way which the LORD thy God led thee these forty years in the wilderness, to humble thee, and to prove thee, to know what was in thine heart, whether thou wouldest keep his commandments, or no [Deuteronomy 8:2]."

So, who lied: Moses or his LORD? Either way, it's obvious someone lied either in chapter five or in chapter eight of Deuteronomy. Perhaps the original liar in these disparate statements is Moses' LORD; in which case, both Moses and his LORD are liars here: Moses' LORD lies, and Moses follows suit in parroting him. With Moses it's difficult to say. He tells many lies, and blames his LORD for them all; often rightfully so.