Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 14:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 14:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 14:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, God told Moses how to split the land, and the Israelites followed those instructions exactly. This means they listened to God and shared the land as He wanted them to.

Joshua 14:5: As the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel did, and they divided the land.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 1:38

This verse emphasizes Joshua's leadership as he is to cause Israel to inherit the land, which contrasts with the collective obedience in Joshua 14:5 where the children of Israel acted in accordance to God's commandments through Moses.

Deuteronomy 1:38: [But] Joshua the son of Nun, which standeth before thee, he shall go in thither: encourage him: for he shall cause Israel to inherit it.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:31

In this verse, God promises to bring the children into the land despite the adults' disobedience, highlighting a contrast with Joshua 14:5's compliance and order.

Numbers 14:31: But your little ones, which ye said should be a prey, them will I bring in, and they shall know the land which ye have despised.

Contradiction with Numbers 33:55

This verse warns the Israelites about not driving out the inhabitants of the land, which conflicts with the orderly division of the land as presented in Joshua 14:5.

Numbers 33:55: But if ye will not drive out the inhabitants of the land from before you; then it shall come to pass, that those which ye let remain of them [shall be] pricks in your eyes, and thorns in your sides, and shall vex you in the land wherein ye dwell.
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