Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 23:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 23:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 23:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, God helped get rid of big and strong groups of people so that His people could be safe, and nobody has been able to stand against them because of God’s help. This shows that God was taking care of them and making sure they were okay.

Joshua 23:9: For the LORD hath driven out from before you great nations and strong: but [as for] you, no man hath been able to stand before you unto this day. [For the LORD...: or, Then the LORD will drive]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:17

This verse expresses Israel's doubts about driving out nations, contrasting Joshua 23:9's assertion of success.

Deuteronomy 7:17: If thou shalt say in thine heart, These nations [are] more than I; how can I dispossess them?

Contradiction with Numbers 13:31

Here, the spies report the impossibility of conquering the land, contradicting Joshua 23:9's assertion of God's fulfillment in driving out nations.

Numbers 13:31: But the men that went up with him said, We be not able to go up against the people; for they [are] stronger than we.

Contradiction with Judges 2:3

God declares He will no longer drive out the nations, contradicting Joshua 23:9, which states He has driven them out.

Judges 2:3: Wherefore I also said, I will not drive them out from before you; but they shall be [as thorns] in your sides, and their gods shall be a snare unto you.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:3

This verse shows the Israelites expressing fear about going into the Promised Land, whereas Joshua 23:9 talks about driving out nations.

Numbers 14:3: And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
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