Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joel 2:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joel 2:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joel 2:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joel, be happy and joyful because God has given you good things like the rain that helps plants grow, and He will keep giving you what you need in the future. God is taking care of you and will continue to do so.

Joel 2:23: Be glad then, ye children of Zion, and rejoice in the LORD your God: for he hath given you the former rain moderately, and he will cause to come down for you the rain, the former rain, and the latter rain in the first [month]. [the former rain moderately: or, a teacher of righteousness] [moderately: Heb. according to righteousness]

Contradiction with Joel 1:10

Joel 2:23 speaks of the abundance provided by God, but Joel 1:10 describes the fields wasted and the land mourning due to drought and locusts.

Joel 1:10: The field is wasted, the land mourneth; for the corn is wasted: the new wine is dried up, the oil languisheth.

Contradiction with Haggai 1:11

While Joel 2:23 mentions God giving rain, Haggai 1:11 speaks of God calling for a drought on the land.

Haggai 1:11: And I called for a drought upon the land, and upon the mountains, and upon the corn, and upon the new wine, and upon the oil, and upon [that] which the ground bringeth forth, and upon men, and upon cattle, and upon all the labour of the hands.

Contradiction with Amos 4:7

Joel 2:23 promises rain from God, but Amos 4:7 describes God withholding rain from certain parts of Israel.

Amos 4:7: And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:24

Joel 2:23 talks about receiving rain in due season, whereas Deuteronomy 28:24 warns of the sky being turned into iron with no rain.

Deuteronomy 28:24: The LORD shall make the rain of thy land powder and dust: from heaven shall it come down upon thee, until thou be destroyed.

Contradiction with Isaiah 5:6

Joel 2:23 mentions God providing rain, in contrast, Isaiah 5:6 speaks of God withholding rain from a vineyard as judgment.

Isaiah 5:6: And I will lay it waste: it shall not be pruned, nor digged; but there shall come up briers and thorns: I will also command the clouds that they rain no rain upon it.
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