Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 6:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 6:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 6:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, when the people of Israel were having a hard time because of the Midianites, they asked God for help. It shows that when they were in trouble, they remembered to pray and ask God to save them.

Judges 6:7: And it came to pass, when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD because of the Midianites,

Contradiction with Genesis 6:3

This verse states that God's spirit will not always strive with man, suggesting a limit to God's patience in contrast to His response in Judges 6:7.

Genesis 6:3: And the LORD said, My spirit shall not always strive with man, for that he also [is] flesh: yet his days shall be an hundred and twenty years.

Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2

This verse indicates that iniquities separate people from God, contradicting Judges 6:7 where God listens despite the Israelites' sin.

Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]

Contradiction with Proverbs 1:28

This verse suggests that people will call upon God, but He will not answer due to their prior disregard for Him, opposing Judges 6:7 where God listens to Israel's cry.

Proverbs 1:28: Then shall they call upon me, but I will not answer; they shall seek me early, but they shall not find me:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 11:14

God instructs not to pray for the people as He will not hear them, differing from His response in Judges 6:7.

Jeremiah 11:14: Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up a cry or prayer for them: for I will not hear [them] in the time that they cry unto me for their trouble. [trouble: Heb. evil]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:18

This verse states that the LORD will not answer the people in their time of distress because of their choices, contrasting with the responsive nature of God in Judges 6:7.

1 Samuel 8:18: And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.
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