Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 4:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 4:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 4:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to many Christian teachings, this verse shows that God let the Israelites be ruled by a king named Jabin because they didn’t listen to Him. It teaches us that sometimes there are consequences when people don’t follow God’s ways.

Judges 4:2: And the LORD sold them into the hand of Jabin king of Canaan, that reigned in Hazor; the captain of whose host [was] Sisera, which dwelt in Harosheth of the Gentiles.

Contradiction with Psalm 9:16

In Judges 4:2, God actively delivers the Israelites into the hand of Jabin, whereas Psalm 9:16 states that the wicked are snared in the work of their own hands, suggesting that individuals are responsible for their downfall.

Psalm 9:16: The LORD is known [by] the judgment [which] he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah. [Higgaion: that is, Meditation]

Contradiction with James 1:13

Judges 4:2 describes God delivering Israel into the hands of Jabin, while James 1:13 states that God does not tempt anyone with evil, implying God is not responsible for leading people into oppression.

James 1:13: Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: [evil: or, evils]

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Judges 4:2 involves the figure of Jabin, king of Canaan. This is because, according to Joshua 11, Jabin and his city Hazor were already defeated and destroyed during Joshua's time. This creates a conflict about how Jabin reappears in the narrative during the time of the judges.

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