Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 6:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 6:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 6:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Judges, God is reminding the people that He helped them escape from people who were mean to them and gave them a new place to live. This shows that God takes care of them and wants them to remember His help.

Judges 6:9: And I delivered you out of the hand of the Egyptians, and out of the hand of all that oppressed you, and drave them out from before you, and gave you their land;

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:4

This verse states that the LORD fights for Israel against their enemies, whereas Judges 6:9 implies that God had to intervene against oppressive enemies due to Israel's disobedience.

Deuteronomy 20:4: For the LORD your God [is] he that goeth with you, to fight for you against your enemies, to save you.

Contradiction with Judges 2:14

This verse explains that God allowed the Israelites to be plundered by their enemies because they abandoned Him, contrasting Judges 6:9 where God saves them despite their previous disobedience.

Judges 2:14: And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 12:9

This verse indicates that God sold Israelites to their enemies because they forgot Him, contradicting the deliverance in Judges 6:9 despite their repeated unfaithfulness.

1 Samuel 12:9: And when they forgat the LORD their God, he sold them into the hand of Sisera, captain of the host of Hazor, and into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the king of Moab, and they fought against them.

Contradiction with 2 Kings 17:20

God rejected all of the seed of Israel and delivered them into the hands of their enemies due to their disobedience, which contrasts with the deliverance in Judges 6:9.

2 Kings 17:20: And the LORD rejected all the seed of Israel, and afflicted them, and delivered them into the hand of spoilers, until he had cast them out of his sight.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 34:21

God delivers the people into the hands of their enemies, which contrasts with the narrative in Judges 6:9 where He delivers them from enemy oppression.

Jeremiah 34:21: And Zedekiah king of Judah and his princes will I give into the hand of their enemies, and into the hand of them that seek their life, and into the hand of the king of Babylon's army, which are gone up from you.

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction in Judges 6:9 might arise from the idea that while God saves the Israelites from oppression, similar acts of conquering and displacement were commanded by God against other nations. This can seem inconsistent as it involves liberating one group while causing suffering to others.

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