Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 19:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 19:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 19:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Judges, the man wanted to be kind and bring his wife back home, so he went to find her with his helper and some donkeys. When he got to her father's house, her dad was very happy to see him.

Judges 19:3: And her husband arose, and went after her, to speak friendly unto her, [and] to bring her again, having his servant with him, and a couple of asses: and she brought him into her father's house: and when the father of the damsel saw him, he rejoiced to meet him. [friendly...: Heb. to her heart]

Contradiction with Matthew 19:6

Judges 19:3 depicts reconciliation, while Matthew 19:6 emphasizes the permanence of marriage and how it should not be broken once joined by God.

Matthew 19:6: Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:10-11

Judges 19:3 shows a husband pursuing his wife after leaving, whereas 1 Corinthians 7:10-11 advises a wife not to depart from her husband or to remain unmarried or reconcile if separated.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11: And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:

Contradiction with Ephesians 5:25

Judges 19:3 shows a husband's pursuit to bring back his wife, yet Ephesians 5:25 instructs husbands to love their wives as Christ loved the church, highlighting sacrificial love, not just reconciliation.

Ephesians 5:25: Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
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