Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 3:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 3:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 3:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Joshua, Joshua is asking the people of Israel to come closer so they can listen to what God wants to tell them. He is helping them understand God’s message and what they should do next.

Joshua 3:9: And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, Come hither, and hear the words of the LORD your God.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Joshua 3:9 emphasizes listening to God's words, whereas Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in the Lord without relying on one's understanding.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:9

Joshua 3:9 speaks of understanding and listening to God, while Jeremiah 17:9 describes the heart as deceitful and hard to fully understand.

Jeremiah 17:9: The heart [is] deceitful above all [things], and desperately wicked: who can know it?

Contradiction with Proverbs 14:12

Joshua 3:9 suggests clear guidance and understanding, but Proverbs 14:12 warns there is a way that seems right to a person but leads to death.

Proverbs 14:12: There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

Joshua 3:9 presents an invitation to hear God’s words, while Isaiah 55:8-9 declares that God's thoughts and ways are higher than human understanding.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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