Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 7:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 7:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 7:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Joshua, God told Joshua to make sure the people were pure and clean because they had something bad with them that upset God. They needed to get rid of it so that they could be strong and win against their enemies.

Joshua 7:13: Up, sanctify the people, and say, Sanctify yourselves against to morrow: for thus saith the LORD God of Israel, [There is] an accursed thing in the midst of thee, O Israel: thou canst not stand before thine enemies, until ye take away the accursed thing from among you.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

This verse emphasizes God's promise of forgiveness and the forgetting of sins, contradicting the need for purging sin as mentioned in Joshua 7:13.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:9

This verse states that confession leads to forgiveness and cleansing, while Joshua 7:13 implies a need for decisive action against sin.

1 John 1:9: If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us [our] sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

Contradiction with Matthew 18:21-22

Jesus teaches forgiveness "seventy times seven" times, contrasting Joshua 7:13's call for dealing with sin through destruction.

Matthew 18:21-22: Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

Contradiction with Romans 8:1

Declares no condemnation for those in Christ Jesus, conflicting with the condemnation implied in Joshua 7:13.

Romans 8:1: [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Contradiction with Psalm 103:12

Describes God removing transgressions as far as the east is from the west, contrary to the active purging in Joshua 7:13.

Psalm 103:12: As far as the east is from the west, [so] far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

Contradiction with Micah 7:18-19

Highlights God's delight in mercy and compassion, while Joshua 7:13 stresses on wrath and purging of sin.

Micah 7:18-19: Who [is] a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage? he retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth [in] mercy.
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