Contradiction with Exodus 23:29-30
These verses explain a similar gradual approach like Deuteronomy 7:22, but emphasize it will happen by little and little until they are increased in numbers, rather than focusing on the immediate consumption of beasts.
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 11:20-21
These verses highlight a swift destruction of enemies as opposed to the gradual method mentioned in Deuteronomy 7:22.
Joshua 11:20-21: For it was of the LORD to harden their hearts, that they should come against Israel in battle, that he might destroy them utterly, [and] that they might have no favour, but that he might destroy them, as the LORD commanded Moses.
Contradiction with Judges 2:23
This verse mentions that God left some nations to test Israel, contrasting with the command to clear nations gradually as stated in Deuteronomy 7:22.
Judges 2:23: Therefore the LORD left those nations, without driving them out hastily; neither delivered he them into the hand of Joshua. [left: or, suffered]
Contradiction with Psalm 44:2
This verse suggests that God drove out the heathen with force, which contrasts with the gradual driving out described in Deuteronomy 7:22.
Psalm 44:2: [How] thou didst drive out the heathen with thy hand, and plantedst them; [how] thou didst afflict the people, and cast them out.
Paradox #1
Deuteronomy 7:22 could raise questions about why a loving and all-powerful God would instruct a gradual, rather than immediate, removal of certain threats. This might seem inconsistent with the idea of God protecting and helping His people swiftly. Some people might find this puzzling if they expect divine intervention to happen instantly in all situations.
Paradox #2
One potential contradiction could be about God's methods of delivering victory to the Israelites. In some biblical passages, God is portrayed as delivering swift and miraculous victories, while in this instance, the victory is described as a gradual process. This could seem inconsistent with the idea of God's power providing immediate solutions.
Paradox #3
Deuteronomy 7:22 talks about God's plan to drive out nations before the Israelites gradually. A contradiction or conflict might arise in the context of modern values, such as the ethics of displacing people from their land or the idea of divine command justifying violence. People might see a conflict between this scripture and contemporary beliefs in peaceful coexistence and respect for all cultures and nations.