Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 2:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 2:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 2:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this means the two men went back to Joshua and told him everything that happened to them. They shared all the important information they learned on their trip.

Joshua 2:23: So the two men returned, and descended from the mountain, and passed over, and came to Joshua the son of Nun, and told him all [things] that befell them:

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:19

False witnesses or deceptive testimonies, unlike Joshua 2:23, speak of deceit and self-gain, contradicting the spies' integrity upon returning to Joshua.

Proverbs 12:19: The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue [is] but for a moment.

Contradiction with James 1:8

This verse speaks of a double-minded man who is unstable, contrasting with the spies' stable and focused fulfillment of their mission in Joshua 2:23.

James 1:8: A double minded man [is] unstable in all his ways.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

Divided loyalties are condemned, yet in Joshua 2:23, the spies demonstrate singular loyalty to Joshua, contradicting bifurcated allegiances.

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

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