Contradictions and Paradoxes in Joshua 8:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Joshua 8:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Joshua 8:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Joshua, this verse means that Joshua told the people all of God’s rules and what happens if they follow or don’t follow them. He wanted everyone to understand how to live in a way that makes God happy.

Joshua 8:34: And afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessings and cursings, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

This verse states that God does not change His mind, yet Joshua 8:34 implies a conditional outcome based on obeying or disobeying the law.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Romans 4:15

This verse indicates that the law brings wrath, while Joshua 8:34 presents the law as a guiding covenant for Israel.

Romans 4:15: Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, [there is] no transgression.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:10

This verse suggests that those who rely on the works of the law are under a curse, contrasting with the idea of blessings in Joshua 8:34.

Galatians 3:10: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.

Contradiction with Romans 6:14

This verse declares believers are not under the law but under grace, which contradicts the presentation of the law as a guiding principle in Joshua 8:34.

Romans 6:14: For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

This verse states that the old covenant is obsolete, yet Joshua 8:34 is part of the adherence to the covenant law.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
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