Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 2:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 2:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 2:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, this verse means that God has promised to give the land to Joshua and his people. The people living there are very scared of them because they know God is helping Joshua.

Joshua 2:24: And they said unto Joshua, Truly the LORD hath delivered into our hands all the land; for even all the inhabitants of the country do faint because of us. [faint: Heb. melt]

Contradiction with Numbers 13:31

While Joshua 2:24 suggests confidence in overcoming the land's inhabitants, Numbers 13:31 depicts the Israelites' fear and reluctance, saying "We be not able to go up against the people; for they are stronger than we."

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 Deuteronomy 1:28

In contrast to the assurance expressed in Joshua 2:24, this verse records doubts and fears about the land's people being greater and taller, and their cities fortified to the sky.

Deuteronomy 1:28: Whither shall we go up? our brethren have discouraged our heart, saying, The people [is] greater and taller than we; the cities [are] great and walled up to heaven; and moreover we have seen the sons of the Anakims there. [discouraged: Heb. melted]

Contradiction with Numbers 14:3

Joshua 2:24 communicates promise and reassurance, whereas this verse reflects despair, questioning why the Lord brought them to the land only to fall by the sword.

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?

Contradiction with Psalm 106:24-25

This verse highlights a lack of faith in the Lord's promise regarding the land, opposing the confident report in Joshua 2:24.

Psalm 106:24-25: Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word: [the pleasant...: Heb. a land of desire]

Contradiction with Hebrews 3:19

This passage emphasizes unbelief preventing entry into the Promised Land, contrasting with the confidence displayed in Joshua 2:24 about conquering it.

Hebrews 3:19: So we see that they could not enter in because of unbelief.

Contradiction with Numbers 14:36

This talks about spreading a negative report about the land, opposing the positive affirmation given in Joshua 2:24.

Numbers 14:36: And the men, which Moses sent to search the land, who returned, and made all the congregation to murmur against him, by bringing up a slander upon the land,
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