Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 19:39

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According to the author of the book of Joshua, this verse means that God gave the people of Naphtali their own special land with cities and villages where they could live with their families. They were happy because they each got a piece of this land to call home.

Joshua 19:39: This [is] the inheritance of the tribe of the children of Naphtali according to their families, the cities and their villages.

Contradiction with Job 9:24

It speaks of the earth given into the hand of the wicked, contradicting the inheritance given by God in Joshua 19:39.

Job 9:24: The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where, [and] who [is] he?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

Emphasizes randomness and time affecting all things, contrasting the definite allocation of land in Joshua 19:39.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

"Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth," contrasts with Joshua 19:39 where inheritance seems based on tribal division.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with Romans 11:36

"For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things," suggesting divine ownership of all, in contrast to the tribal allotment in Joshua 19:39.

Romans 11:36: For of him, and through him, and to him, [are] all things: to whom [be] glory for ever. Amen. [whom: Gr. him]
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