Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 4:4

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

According to the author of the book of Joshua, Joshua asked one man from each of the twelve tribes of Israel to help with an important task. This was so everyone would remember what God had done for them.

Joshua 4:4: Then Joshua called the twelve men, whom he had prepared of the children of Israel, out of every tribe a man:

Contradiction with Genesis 11:7

This verse discusses confusion and scattering, which contradicts the organized gathering of men by Joshua to accomplish a clear task.

Genesis 11:7: Go to, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another's speech.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

God is described as not being the author of confusion, contrasting with any possible notion of chaotic assembly, unlike the orderly direction given by Joshua.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with John 8:59

Jesus hides and escapes, showing an act of avoidance, which contrasts with the decisive and public act of Joshua calling the twelve men.

John 8:59: Then took they up stones to cast at him: but Jesus hid himself, and went out of the temple, going through the midst of them, and so passed by.
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