Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:1
This verse mentions seven nations in Canaan, while Acts 13:19 refers to the destruction of "seven nations" but doesn't specify Canaan.
Deuteronomy 7:1: When the LORD thy God shall bring thee into the land whither thou goest to possess it, and hath cast out many nations before thee, the Hittites, and the Girgashites, and the Amorites, and the Canaanites, and the Perizzites, and the Hivites, and the Jebusites, seven nations greater and mightier than thou;
Contradiction with Exodus 23:29-30
Describes a gradual expulsion of the nations, whereas Acts 13:19 suggests a swift destruction.
Exodus 23:29-30: I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.
Contradiction with Joshua 11:23
States that Joshua took the whole land and left nothing undone, but Acts 13:19 implies that it was God who gave them the land by destroying the nations.
Joshua 11:23: So Joshua took the whole land, according to all that the LORD said unto Moses; and Joshua gave it for an inheritance unto Israel according to their divisions by their tribes. And the land rested from war.
Contradiction with Judges 2:21-23
Suggests that God left some nations in Canaan to test Israel, while Acts 13:19 speaks of them being destroyed.
Judges 2:21-23: I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:
Contradiction with Psalm 44:3
Attributes the victory and possession of the land to the power of God's right hand, conflicting with the notion of a direct divine intervention in Acts 13:19.
Psalm 44:3: For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
Paradox #1
Acts 13:19 might pose a contradiction for some due to the idea of God helping one group by displacing others. This can seem unfair or harsh, as it involves taking land from one group of people to give to another, leading to questions about justice and compassion.