Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 18:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 18:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 18:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of Judges, this verse shows that the people wanted to make sure their journey would be successful, so they asked someone to talk to God for guidance and help. They believed that God could tell them if things would go well.

Judges 18:5: And they said unto him, Ask counsel, we pray thee, of God, that we may know whether our way which we go shall be prosperous.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises to trust in the Lord with all one's heart and not rely on one's own understanding, whereas Judges 18:5 shows the Danites seeking guidance through a priest rather than directly trusting in the Lord.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 8:19

This verse warns against seeking guidance from familiar spirits or through indirect means, contrasting with the Danites seeking guidance from a priest in Judges 18:5 instead of directly seeking God’s will.

Isaiah 8:19: And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse says cursed is the man who trusts in mankind, which contradicts the Danites putting trust in a human priest's counsel in Judges 18:5, instead of solely relying on the Lord.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
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