Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 4:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 4:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 4:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, the priests stood in the river with the special box until everything God told Joshua to do was done, just like Moses told him. The people quickly crossed the river while the priests held the box.

Joshua 4:10: For the priests which bare the ark stood in the midst of Jordan, until every thing was finished that the LORD commanded Joshua to speak unto the people, according to all that Moses commanded Joshua: and the people hasted and passed over.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 13:13

This verse reflects Saul's impatience, contrasting Joshua's patience until the ark was through crossing.

1 Samuel 13:13: And Samuel said to Saul, Thou hast done foolishly: thou hast not kept the commandment of the LORD thy God, which he commanded thee: for now would the LORD have established thy kingdom upon Israel for ever.

Contradiction with Acts 7:39

The Israelites desired to return to Egypt, unlike the steadfast progression in Joshua 4:10.

Acts 7:39: To whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust [him] from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,
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