Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 22:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 22:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 22:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, we should never go against God or stop following Him by making another place for offerings, because we already have a special place for that with God. It's important to stay true to what God has shown us and not try to change it on our own.

Joshua 22:29: God forbid that we should rebel against the LORD, and turn this day from following the LORD, to build an altar for burnt offerings, for meat offerings, or for sacrifices, beside the altar of the LORD our God that [is] before his tabernacle.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse states, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," reinforcing the idea of exclusive worship, which contradicts the notion of turning away from the Lord to worship other gods.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Judges 2:12

This verse describes how the Israelites forsook the Lord and followed other gods, which contradicts the commitment to serve only the Lord in Joshua 22:29.

Judges 2:12: And they forsook the LORD God of their fathers, which brought them out of the land of Egypt, and followed other gods, of the gods of the people that [were] round about them, and bowed themselves unto them, and provoked the LORD to anger.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:13

This verse illustrates the people forsaking God, the fountain of living waters, for broken cisterns, contrasting the steadfast dedication mentioned in Joshua 22:29.

Jeremiah 2:13: For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, [and] hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 20:18

Here, God warns Israel not to follow the idolatry of their fathers, which contradicts with the claim of unwavering allegiance to the Lord in Joshua 22:29.

Ezekiel 20:18: But I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their judgments, nor defile yourselves with their idols:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:18

This verse accuses the people of forgetting God, their creator, which stands in contradiction to the vow of faithfulness found in Joshua 22:29.

Deuteronomy 32:18: Of the Rock [that] begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgotten God that formed thee.
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