Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 5:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 5:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 5:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Joshua, God stopped giving the Israelites manna from heaven because they now had food from the land of Canaan. This shows that God provided what they needed at the right time.

Joshua 5:12: And the manna ceased on the morrow after they had eaten of the old corn of the land; neither had the children of Israel manna any more; but they did eat of the fruit of the land of Canaan that year.

Contradiction with Exodus 16:35

Exodus 16:35 states that the Israelites ate manna for forty years until they reached the border of the land of Canaan, whereas Joshua 5:12 indicates that the manna ceased after they had already entered the land of Canaan.

Exodus 16:35: And the children of Israel did eat manna forty years, until they came to a land inhabited; they did eat manna, until they came unto the borders of the land of Canaan.

Contradiction with Numbers 11:9

Numbers 11:9 describes how manna appeared every night with the dew, suggesting a continuous provision, whereas Joshua 5:12 describes a cessation of manna once the Israelites consumed the old corn of the land.

Numbers 11:9: And when the dew fell upon the camp in the night, the manna fell upon it.

Contradiction with John 6:31

John 6:31 mentions, "Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat," suggesting a miraculous provision without mention of cessation, which contrasts with Joshua 5:12 where the manna ceases.

John 6:31: Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
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