Contradiction with Proverbs 11:2
While Joshua 15:18 depicts a request for a blessing or land, Proverbs 11:2 emphasizes humility over presumptive desires, suggesting pride before a request may not align with wisdom.
Proverbs 11:2: [When] pride cometh, then cometh shame: but with the lowly [is] wisdom.
Contradiction with James 4:3
Joshua 15:18 involves asking for a favor, but James 4:3 warns that asking with wrong motives, such as selfish desires, leads to failure to receive.
James 4:3: Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume [it] upon your lusts. [lusts: or, pleasures]
Contradiction with Matthew 6:8
Joshua 15:18 involves explicitly asking for something, whereas Matthew 6:8 suggests that God knows our needs before we ask, implying trust over direct requests.
Matthew 6:8: Be not ye therefore like unto them: for your Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before ye ask him.
Contradiction with 1 John 2:16
Joshua 15:18 details a desire for land, possibly linked to worldly desires, while 1 John 2:16 warns against the lust of the flesh, eyes, and pride of life.
1 John 2:16: For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.
Contradiction with Philippians 4:11
Joshua 15:18 involves a request for more, contrasting with Philippians 4:11, which promotes contentment in all circumstances.
Philippians 4:11: Not that I speak in respect of want: for I have learned, in whatsoever state I am, [therewith] to be content.
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:7-8
While Joshua 15:18 focuses on acquiring land, 1 Timothy 6:7-8 teaches contentment with essentials, not material possessions.
1 Timothy 6:7-8: For we brought nothing into [this] world, [and it is] certain we can carry nothing out.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-21
Joshua 15:18 is about obtaining land, but Matthew 6:19-21 contradicts this by advising against storing earthly treasures.
Matthew 6:19-21: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
Contradiction with Hebrews 13:5
The request in Joshua 15:18 contradicts Hebrews 13:5's teaching on contentment without love for money or material wants.
Hebrews 13:5: [Let your] conversation [be] without covetousness; [and be] content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.