Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 6:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 6:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 6:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Judges, God sent an angel to give Gideon special instructions as part of God's plan. The angel asked Gideon to place the food he prepared on a rock, like a special offering to God, and Gideon followed what the angel said.

Judges 6:20: And the angel of God said unto him, Take the flesh and the unleavened cakes, and lay [them] upon this rock, and pour out the broth. And he did so.

Contradiction with Leviticus 6:26

This verse instructs the priest to eat the offering in a holy place, contradicting the outdoor act directed in Judges 6:20.

Leviticus 6:26: The priest that offereth it for sin shall eat it: in the holy place shall it be eaten, in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Contradiction with Numbers 18:11

Here, offerings are designated as holy and are to be eaten by the priestly family, contrasting the angel's command in Judges 6:20 to place the food on a rock.

Numbers 18:11: And this [is] thine; the heave offering of their gift, with all the wave offerings of the children of Israel: I have given them unto thee, and to thy sons and to thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: every one that is clean in thy house shall eat of it.

Contradiction with Genesis 8:20-21

Noah's offering is consumed by God with a pleasant aroma, differing from Gideon's offering being consumed by fire from the rock in Judges 6:20.

Genesis 8:20-21: And Noah builded an altar unto the LORD; and took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and offered burnt offerings on the altar.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:16

This verse speaks against taking offerings raw, whereas in Judges 6:20, the meat is laid raw before it's consumed by supernatural fire.

1 Samuel 2:16: And [if] any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and [then] take [as much] as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, [Nay]; but thou shalt give [it me] now: and if not, I will take [it] by force. [presently: Heb. as on the day]
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