Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 7:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 7:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 7:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Joshua, the people found hidden things in a tent and brought them to their leader Joshua and everyone else to show them to God. It’s like when someone finds something they shouldn’t have and shows it to a teacher and everyone in class.

Joshua 7:23: And they took them out of the midst of the tent, and brought them unto Joshua, and unto all the children of Israel, and laid them out before the LORD. [laid: Heb. poured]

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

God, who made the world and everything in it, does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting Joshua 7:23 where items are laid before the tabernacle as if God dwelled in it.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Instructs to love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you, contrasting with the punishment of Achan's household following the discovery in Joshua 7:23.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Proverbs 17:15

States that justifying the wicked and condemning the just are both abominations, conflicting with the communal judgment in Joshua 7:23 where Achan’s entire family faced consequences.

Proverbs 17:15: He that justifieth the wicked, and he that condemneth the just, even they both [are] abomination to the LORD.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

Emphasizes that a son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, which contradicts the collective punishment seen after the events of Joshua 7:23.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
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