Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 2:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 2:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 2:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Judges, God told the Israelites not to make friends with the people living in the land and to tear down their special places for worship. But the Israelites did not listen to God, and God asks them why they didn't obey.

Judges 2:2: And ye shall make no league with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall throw down their altars: but ye have not obeyed my voice: why have ye done this?

Contradiction with Joshua 23:13

This verse states that the nations in the land will be snares and traps if not driven out, contradicting Judges 2:2's command not to make covenants with them.

Joshua 23:13: Know for a certainty that the LORD your God will no more drive out [any of] these nations from before you; but they shall be snares and traps unto you, and scourges in your sides, and thorns in your eyes, until ye perish from off this good land which the LORD your God hath given you.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2

This verse commands the Israelites to utterly destroy the nations and make no covenant with them, which contradicts the disobedience mentioned in Judges 2:2.

Deuteronomy 7:2: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

Contradiction with Exodus 23:32

This verse instructs not to make covenants with the inhabitants of the land, directly opposing the actions described in Judges 2:2.

Exodus 23:32: Thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor with their gods.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:16

This verse commands the Israelites to consume the nations and show no pity, contradicting the failure to drive them out as mentioned in Judges 2:2.

Deuteronomy 7:16: And thou shalt consume all the people which the LORD thy God shall deliver thee; thine eye shall have no pity upon them: neither shalt thou serve their gods; for that [will be] a snare unto thee.

Paradox #1

The contradiction or inconsistency in Judges 2:2 could be related to the issue of the Israelites making agreements or covenants with the inhabitants of the land, which violates prior commands from God to not make covenants with them and instead to break down their altars. This could appear inconsistent with earlier instructions given to the Israelites in the books of Exodus and Deuteronomy, where they were told to not make any treaties or be influenced by the religious practices of the inhabitants. This could be seen as a conflict between God's commands and the actions of the Israelites.

Paradox #2

The contradiction in Judges 2:2 could be the tension between God's command for the Israelites not to make covenants with the inhabitants of the land and showing compassion or mercy to those people. The expectation to strictly follow divine instruction may conflict with the human inclination towards forgiveness and coexistence.

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