Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 4:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 4:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 4:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Judges, God told Deborah, a wise woman, to have a man named Barak gather an army to help protect their people. Deborah reminded Barak of God's instructions to lead 10,000 men from two groups, the Naphtali and the Zebulun, to a mountain called Tabor.

Judges 4:6: And she sent and called Barak the son of Abinoam out of Kedeshnaphtali, and said unto him, Hath not the LORD God of Israel commanded, [saying], Go and draw toward mount Tabor, and take with thee ten thousand men of the children of Naphtali and of the children of Zebulun?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse states, "Cursed be the man that trusteth in man," which contradicts Judges 4:6, where Deborah commands Barak to lead men based on the command from the LORD, showing trust in human leadership alongside divine instruction.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7

Here, God tells Samuel that the people have rejected God, not Samuel, by asking for a king, which contrasts with Judges 4:6, where the leadership is divinely appointed through Deborah's prophecy, indicating acceptance of divine direction.

1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:22

"Cease ye from man, whose breath is in his nostrils," advises not depending on human leaders, which contrasts with Judges 4:6, where Barak is summoned by a human prophetess to lead Israel at God's behest.

Isaiah 2:22: Cease ye from man, whose breath [is] in his nostrils: for wherein is he to be accounted of?
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