Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 5:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 5:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 5:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Judges, when God moved through the lands of Seir and Edom, the ground shook, and the skies poured rain. This shows God's great power and how nature listens to Him.

Judges 5:4: LORD, when thou wentest out of Seir, when thou marchedst out of the field of Edom, the earth trembled, and the heavens dropped, the clouds also dropped water.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 19:11-12

Judges 5:4 describes the Lord coming with power and natural phenomena like storms, while 1 Kings 19:11-12 highlights God's presence in a still small voice, not in dramatic natural events.

1 Kings 19:11-12: And he said, Go forth, and stand upon the mount before the LORD. And, behold, the LORD passed by, and a great and strong wind rent the mountains, and brake in pieces the rocks before the LORD; [but] the LORD [was] not in the wind: and after the wind an earthquake; [but] the LORD [was] not in the earthquake:

Contradiction with Job 38:1

Judges 5:4 speaks of the Lord coming with storms, yet in Job 38:1, God speaks from the whirlwind, emphasizing control over it, not coming through it.

Job 38:1: Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:12

Judges 5:4 depicts God moving with storms, but 1 Kings 8:12 suggests God dwells in thick darkness, emphasizing a static presence instead.

1 Kings 8:12: Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

Judges 5:4 implies the visible manifestation of God's presence in nature, whereas Exodus 33:20 states no man can see God and live, highlighting a contradiction in visibility.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with Psalm 46:10

Judges 5:4 portrays an active, powerful God in nature, while Psalm 46:10 calls people to be still, and recognize God's presence in peace, not in tumult.

Psalm 46:10: Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 55:8-9

Judges 5:4 imagines God in human terms of movement through storms, whereas Isaiah 55:8-9 underscores the incomprehensible, other ways of God compared to human understanding.

Isaiah 55:8-9: For my thoughts [are] not your thoughts, neither [are] your ways my ways, saith the LORD.
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