Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 19:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 19:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 19:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Judges, this verse is about an old man who comes home from his work in the fields at night. He was from a place called Mount Ephraim and was staying in a town called Gibeah, where the people were called Benjamites.

Judges 19:16: And, behold, there came an old man from his work out of the field at even, which [was] also of mount Ephraim; and he sojourned in Gibeah: but the men of the place [were] Benjamites.

Contradiction with Exodus 23:9

Warns against oppressing a stranger, which contradicts the hostile environment for strangers in Judges 19:16.

Exodus 23:9: Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt. [heart: Heb. soul]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:19

Commands to love strangers, contrasting with the neglect and danger faced by the stranger in Judges 19:16.

Deuteronomy 10:19: Love ye therefore the stranger: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:2

Encourages hospitality to strangers, contrasting with the lack of hospitality shown in Judges 19:16.

Hebrews 13:2: Be not forgetful to entertain strangers: for thereby some have entertained angels unawares.

Contradiction with Matthew 25:35

Highlights the virtue of welcoming strangers, in opposition to the situation in Judges 19:16 where a stranger is initially unwelcomed.

Matthew 25:35: For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in:

Contradiction with Leviticus 19:34

Requires treating strangers as natives, opposite to the indifference shown in Judges 19:16.

Leviticus 19:34: [But] the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I [am] the LORD your God.
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