We have seen that the Old Testament is filled with errors; i.e The Bible Is So Wrong About So Much, Why Do You Believe Any Of It“. Jesus quotes extensively from the Old Testament and believes it to be true.

Since Jesus is God and God is omniscient how is it possible that Jesus quotes from the Old Testament, knowing that it is wrong? How can the omniscient God/Jesus/Holy Spirit use passages from the Old Testament when it knows that they are wrong? We conclude that Jesus is not God and God is not omniscient.

Summary

1. Historical Reliability
   1. Jesus affirmed the historical existence of Jonah (Matt. 12:40), Noah (Matt. 24:37-38), Sodom and Gomorrah (Mark 6:11)  and Adam and Eve (Matt. 19:4-6).
2. Scientific Reliability
   1. Jesus affirmed that God created the world (Mk. 13:19; cf. Matt. 19:4).
3. Old Testament Canonicity1
   1. Jesus made reference to the Law and Prophets as a unit, “Do not think that I came to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I did not come to abolish but to fulfill,” (Matt. 5:17).
   2. Jesus explained the Scriptures, “Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures,” ( Luke 24:27).
   3. Jesus referred to the entire Canon by mentioning all the prophets from Abel (from Genesis, the first book and first martyr) to Zechariah (Chronicles, the last book, and the last martyr) (Matt. 23:35).2
   4. Jesus even made reference to the wrong set of 10 Commandments. See The Bible is Wrong About the 10 Commandments.
      1. Exodus 20:13/Deut 5:17 – You shall not commit murder (referenced twice)
      2. Exodus 20:14/Deut 5:18 – You shall not commit adultery (referenced twice)
      3. Exodus 20:12/Deut 5:16 – Honor your father and mother (referenced twice)
      4. Exodus 20:15/Deut 5:19 – You shall not steal (referenced once)
      5. Exodus 20:16/Deut 5:20 – You shall not give false testimony (referenced once)
4. Source of Authority
   1. When confronted by Satan, Jesus appealed to the Old Testament as a source of authority by stating, “It is written,” (Matt. 4:4, 7, 10).
5. Imperishability
   1. “For truly I say to you, until heaven and earth pass away, not the smallest letter or stroke shall pass from the Law until all is accomplished,” (Matt. 5:18).
6. Unbreakability
   1. “The Scripture cannot be broken,” (NASB, Jn. 10:35).
7. Source of Doctrinal Authority
   1. Jesus appealed to Scripture when correcting false doctrine stating, “You are mistaken, not understanding the Scriptures nor the power of God,” (Matt. 22:29).

*Parenthesis are the parallel references to that particular quote in the other books of the New Testament
*Bold are the repeated Old Testament references from Jesus
*Italic is for Isaiah 29:13 which parallels the same theme as Hosea 6:6

Matthew:
4:4       Deut 8:3 (Luke 4:4)
4:7       Deut 6:16 (Luke 4:12)
4:10     Duet 6:13 (Luke 4:8)
5:21     Exodus 20:13
5:27     Exodus 20:14
5:31     Deut 24:1
5:38     Exodus 21:24, Lev 24:20, Deut 19:21
5:43     Lev 19:18
9:13     Hosea 6:6
10:36   Micah 7:6
11:10   Mal 3:1 (Luke 7:27)
12:7     Hosea 6:6
13:15   Isaiah 6:9-10 (Mark 4:12) (Luke 8:10 v9)
15:4     Exodus 20:12, Deut 5:16 (Mark 7:10)
15:4     Exodus 21:17, Lev 20:9 (Mark 7:10)
15:9     Isaiah 29:13 (Mark 7:7)
18:16   Deut 19:15
19:4     Gen 1:27 (Mark 10:6)
19:5     Gen 2:24 (Mark 10:8)
19:19   Exodus 20:12-16, Deut 5:16-20 (Mark 10:19) (Luke 18:20)
21:13   Isaiah 56:7 (Mark 11:17) (Luke 19:46)
21:13   Jer 7:11 (Mark 11:17) (Luke 19:46)
21:16   Psalm 8:2
22:42   Psalm 118:22-23 (Mark 12:11) (Luke 20:17)
22:32   Exodus 3:6 (Mark 12:26) (Luke 20:37)
22:37   Deut 6:5 (v 4-5 Mark)  (Mark 12:30)
22:39:  Lev 19:18 (Mark 12:31)
22:44   Psalm 110:1 (Mark 12:36) (Luke 20:43)
23:39   Psalm 118:26 (Luke 13:35)
24:15   Daniel 9:27, 11:31, 12:11 (Mark 13:14)
24:29   Isaiah 13:10, 34:4 (Mark 13:24)
26:31   Zech 13:7 (Mark 14:27)
27:46   Psalm 22:1 (Mark 15:34)

Mark:
9:48     Isaiah 66:24

Luke:
4:18-19 Isaiah 61:1-2
22:37    Isaiah 53:12
23:30   Hosea 10:8

John:
6:45     Isaiah 54:13
10:34   Psalm 82:6
13:18   Psalm 41:9
15:25   Psalm 35:19

Revelation:
2:27     Psalm 2:9

Summary:
*Jesus references different individual parts of the Ten Commandments on four separate occasions (listed in order of Jesus referencing them):
Of course, as we know, these are NOT even the real 10 Commandments – see “The Bible is Wrong About the 10 Commandments”

Exodus 20:13/Deut 5:17 – You shall not commit murder (referenced twice)
Exodus 20:14/Deut 5:18 – You shall not commit adultery (referenced twice)
Exodus 20:12/Deut 5:16 – Honor your father and mother (referenced twice)
Exodus 20:15/Deut 5:19 – You shall not steal (referenced once)
Exodus 20:16/Deut 5:20 – You shall not give false testimony (referenced once)

*Jesus references Leviticus 19:18 twice:

“Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against one of your people, but love your neighbor as yourself, I am the Lord.”