Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 6:4

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

According to the author of the Book of Judges, the bad guys came and set up their tents, ruining the food and taking away all the animals so that the Israelites had nothing left to eat. This made the Israelites very sad and hungry because they had no way to feed themselves or their families.

Judges 6:4: And they encamped against them, and destroyed the increase of the earth, till thou come unto Gaza, and left no sustenance for Israel, neither sheep, nor ox, nor ass. [sheep: or goat]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:26

This verse speaks of God's provision for all creatures, which contradicts the devastation and lack of sustenance described in Judges 6:4.

Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?

Contradiction with Philippians 4:19

This verse assures that God will supply all needs, which contradicts the deprivation experienced by the Israelites in Judges 6:4.

Philippians 4:19: But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Psalm 23:1

This verse describes the Lord as a shepherd ensuring no lack, while Judges 6:4 depicts a dire scarcity situation.

Psalm 23:1: [A Psalm of David.] The LORD [is] my shepherd; I shall not want.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

This verse declares that the righteous are never forsaken or begging for bread, contradicting the poverty in Judges 6:4.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 28:8

This verse promises blessings upon the storehouses, contrasting the devastation of their sustenance in Judges 6:4.

Deuteronomy 28:8: The LORD shall command the blessing upon thee in thy storehouses, and in all that thou settest thine hand unto; and he shall bless thee in the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee. [storehouses: or, barns]

Contradiction with Psalm 34:10

This verse suggests those who seek the Lord lack no good thing, which opposes the scarcity depicted in Judges 6:4.

Psalm 34:10: The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the LORD shall not want any good [thing].
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