Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 1:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 1:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 1:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Judges, God helped Joseph's family when they went to a place called Bethel, showing that God was on their side. This means that God was with them and helped them in what they needed to do.

Judges 1:22: And the house of Joseph, they also went up against Bethel: and the LORD [was] with them.

Contradiction with Genesis 49:10

This verse implies a future leadership from Judah, while Judges 1:22 highlights leadership from the house of Joseph.

Genesis 49:10: The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh come; and unto him [shall] the gathering of the people [be].

Contradiction with Judges 1:8

Describes Judah capturing Jerusalem, contradicting Joseph being credited in Judges 1:22 with capturing Bethel.

Judges 1:8: Now the children of Judah had fought against Jerusalem, and had taken it, and smitten it with the edge of the sword, and set the city on fire.

Contradiction with Judges 1:18

States Judah also captured Gaza, Askelon, and Ekron, contrasting with Joseph's focus on Bethel in Judges 1:22.

Judges 1:18: Also Judah took Gaza with the coast thereof, and Askelon with the coast thereof, and Ekron with the coast thereof.

Contradiction with Judges 2:1-2

Contradicts the idea of military conquest by stating that the Lord would not drive the remaining nations out, unlike Joseph having military success in Judges 1:22.

Judges 2:1-2: And an angel of the LORD came up from Gilgal to Bochim, and said, I made you to go up out of Egypt, and have brought you unto the land which I sware unto your fathers; and I said, I will never break my covenant with you. [angel: or, messenger]

Contradiction with Joshua 15:63

States the people of Judah could not drive out the Jebusites from Jerusalem, contradicting the house of Joseph successfully capturing a city in Judges 1:22.

Joshua 15:63: As for the Jebusites the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the children of Judah could not drive them out: but the Jebusites dwell with the children of Judah at Jerusalem unto this day.
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