Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 1:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 1:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 1:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joel, animals are really sad and confused because they have nothing to eat, and even the sheep feel very lonely and lost.

Joel 1:18: How do the beasts groan! the herds of cattle are perplexed, because they have no pasture; yea, the flocks of sheep are made desolate.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:26

This verse suggests that God cares for the birds and provides for them, which contrasts with the suffering of animals in Joel 1:18.

Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Contradiction with Psalm 104:14

This verse describes how God provides grass for cattle and plants for man’s cultivation, implying abundance rather than the scarcity described in Joel 1:18.

Psalm 104:14: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

This verse states that God saw everything He made was very good, contradicting the desolation and suffering described in Joel 1:18.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Isaiah 65:25

This verse portrays harmony within creation, contrary to the chaos and destruction noted in Joel 1:18.

Isaiah 65:25: The wolf and the lamb shall feed together, and the lion shall eat straw like the bullock: and dust [shall be] the serpent's meat. They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Luke 12:24

This verse emphasizes God's provision for the ravens, which contrasts the lack experienced by the animals in Joel 1:18.

Luke 12:24: Consider the ravens: for they neither sow nor reap; which neither have storehouse nor barn; and God feedeth them: how much more are ye better than the fowls?

Contradiction with Philippians 4:19

This verse assures that God will supply every need, which contradicts the deprivation depicted in Joel 1:18.

Philippians 4:19: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:1

This verse declares that the Lord is a shepherd who ensures there is no want, opposing the lament of lack in Joel 1:18.

Psalm 23:1: [A Psalm of David.] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.
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