Paulk quote:
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There is no other alternative
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Yes there is.
You are deifying the text and contents of the law ABOVE the Law-giver: God.
Deuteronomy is talking about a general precept. The specifics of Jonah and Nineveh were if this (repent/don't repent) then that (destruction/spare from destruction).
I completely agree with Percy/post #26 on this issue.
Why would God create a record that contradicts itself ?
He didn't.