Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 24:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 24:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 24:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, God is telling the people that He helped them win battles without them having to fight with swords or bows. God sent something like a big bug to scare away their enemies so they could have the land.

Joshua 24:12: And I sent the hornet before you, which drave them out from before you, [even] the two kings of the Amorites; [but] not with thy sword, nor with thy bow.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:16-17

Contradicts as it instructs Israelites to destroy inhabitants, rather than God driving them out with the hornet.

Deuteronomy 20:16-17: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

Contradiction with Judges 2:3

Contradicts as it states the inhabitants will become a snare, implying they weren't driven 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 Judges 1:19

Contradicts since it cites Judah's failure to drive out inhabitants with iron chariots, while Joshua 24:12 suggests success in driving them out.

Judges 1:19: And the LORD was with Judah; and he drave out [the inhabitants of] the mountain; but could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron. [drave...: or, possessed the mountain]

Contradiction with Exodus 23:29-30

Contradicts by suggesting driving out will be gradual, differing from the immediate removal implied in Joshua 24:12.

Exodus 23:29-30: I will not drive them out from before thee in one year; lest the land become desolate, and the beast of the field multiply against thee.

Contradiction with Psalm 44:3

Contradicts because it emphasizes God's intervention with a sword, while Joshua 24:12 highlights the "hornet."

Psalm 44:3: For they got not the land in possession by their own sword, neither did their own arm save them: but thy right hand, and thine arm, and the light of thy countenance, because thou hadst a favour unto them.
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