Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 24:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 24:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 24:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book Joshua, God helped the Israelites by bringing them to a land where the Amorites lived and helped them win against the Amorites. God did this so that the Israelites could have the land for themselves.

Joshua 24:8: And I brought you into the land of the Amorites, which dwelt on the other side Jordan; and they fought with you: and I gave them into your hand, that ye might possess their land; and I destroyed them from before you.

Contradiction with Numbers 21:24

Numbers 21:24 states that Israel defeated Sihon and took possession of his land by battle, implying a human military victory rather than God's direct intervention, which contrasts with Joshua 24:8 that credits God with driving the inhabitants out.

Numbers 21:24: And Israel smote him with the edge of the sword, and possessed his land from Arnon unto Jabbok, even unto the children of Ammon: for the border of the children of Ammon [was] strong.

Contradiction with Judges 2:21-22

Judges 2:21-22 mentions God not driving out all the nations to test Israel, contradicting Joshua 24:8 where God is said to have driven out specific nations before the Israelites.

Judges 2:21-22: I also will not henceforth drive out any from before them of the nations which Joshua left when he died:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2

Deuteronomy 7:2 instructs the Israelites to utterly destroy the nations and make no covenants with them, emphasizing human action, unlike Joshua 24:8 which highlights God's role in delivering the nations.

Deuteronomy 7:2: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:
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