Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 2:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 2:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 2:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Judges, the people followed God and did what He said while Joshua was their leader and even after, because they remembered all the amazing things God did for them. The leaders after Joshua helped remind everyone how important it was to listen to God.

Judges 2:7: And the people served the LORD all the days of Joshua, and all the days of the elders that outlived Joshua, who had seen all the great works of the LORD, that he did for Israel. [outlived: Heb. prolonged days after]

Contradiction with Judges 2:19

This verse shows that after the death of judges, people returned to corrupt ways, contradicting Judges 2:7 where they served God during the lifetime of judges.

Judges 2:19: And it came to pass, when the judge was dead, [that] they returned, and corrupted [themselves] more than their fathers, in following other gods to serve them, and to bow down unto them; they ceased not from their own doings, nor from their stubborn way. [corrupted...: or, were corrupt] [ceased...: Heb. let nothing fall of their]

Contradiction with Judges 2:10

This verse states that after Joshua’s generation, a new generation arose that did not know the Lord, contradicting the idea that the people served the Lord all the days of Joshua and the elders who outlived him.

Judges 2:10: And also all that generation were gathered unto their fathers: and there arose another generation after them, which knew not the LORD, nor yet the works which he had done for Israel.

Contradiction with Judges 3:7

This verse indicates that the Israelites did evil and forgot the Lord, contradicting the continuous faithful service described in Judges 2:7.

Judges 3:7: And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.

Contradiction with Judges 8:33

This verse shows that after Gideon's death, the Israelites turned away again, contradicting the continual service to the Lord described in Judges 2:7.

Judges 8:33: And it came to pass, as soon as Gideon was dead, that the children of Israel turned again, and went a whoring after Baalim, and made Baalberith their god.
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