Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 2:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 2:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 2:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Amos, God is reminding the people that He helped them by defeating a big and strong enemy called the Amorite. Just like a strong tree being cut down, God took away the Amorite's power and strength so they couldn't hurt His people.

Amos 2:9: Yet destroyed I the Amorite before them, whose height [was] like the height of the cedars, and he [was] strong as the oaks; yet I destroyed his fruit from above, and his roots from beneath.

Contradiction with Numbers 13:33

Describes the spies seeing themselves as grasshoppers compared to the giants, indicating their weakness against such foes, contrasting with Amos 2:9 where God's power overcame the Amorites.

Numbers 13:33: And there we saw the giants, the sons of Anak, [which come] of the giants: and we were in our own sight as grasshoppers, and so we were in their sight.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 9:2

Refers to the Israelites' fear of the Anakim, known as giants, which contradicts God's proclamation of destroying Amorite strength in Amos 2:9.

Deuteronomy 9:2: A people great and tall, the children of the Anakims, whom thou knowest, and [of whom] thou hast heard [say], Who can stand before the children of Anak!

Contradiction with Joshua 17:15-18

Indicates the presence and strength of the Canaanites, who had iron chariots, suggesting a persistent, formidable force in contrast to the complete destruction of the Amorites in Amos 2:9.

Joshua 17:15-18: And Joshua answered them, If thou [be] a great people, [then] get thee up to the wood [country], and cut down for thyself there in the land of the Perizzites and of the giants, if mount Ephraim be too narrow for thee. [giants: or, Rephaims]

Contradiction with Judges 1:19

States that Judah could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley because they had iron chariots, which suggests a limitation on destroying adversaries, conflicting with God's claim of total victory in Amos 2:9.

Judges 1:19: And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out [the inhabitants of] the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. [drave...: or, possessed the mountain]

Paradox #1

The potential scientific conflict with "Amos 2:9" might be related to the description of the height of certain people being comparable to cedar trees. Scientifically, no human has ever been as tall as a cedar tree, which can be over 30 meters high. This could be seen as a metaphorical or exaggerated description rather than a literal, scientific fact.

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