Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 7:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 7:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 7:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Judges, the dream about the bread rolling into the tent and knocking it over showed Gideon that God would help him and his small army win against their big enemies, the Midianites. This story helps Christians understand that God can do great things even with little things.

Judges 7:13: And when Gideon was come, behold, [there was] a man that told a dream unto his fellow, and said, Behold, I dreamed a dream, and, lo, a cake of barley bread tumbled into the host of Midian, and came unto a tent, and smote it that it fell, and overturned it, that the tent lay along.

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:29

Proverbs 22:29 describes a diligent and skilled worker standing before kings, which contrasts with the unlikely dream of an underdog achieving victory in Judges 7:13.

Proverbs 22:29: Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean [men]. [mean...: Heb. obscure men]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 17:45-47

In these verses, David’s reliance on God guarantees his own strength in battle, whereas Judges 7:13 focuses on the symbolic victory through a dream, not a personal declaration of strength.

1 Samuel 17:45-47: Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield: but I come to thee in the name of the LORD of hosts, the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:26

This verse emphasizes the power of God to make impossible things possible, while Judges 7:13 uses a human dream to foreshadow victory, not a direct divine statement.

Matthew 19:26: But Jesus beheld [them], and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

Contradiction with Isaiah 41:10

God's promise to uphold and strengthen contrasts with Judges 7:13’s portrayal of gaining strength and victory through a dream rather than God’s explicit assurance.

Isaiah 41:10: Fear thou not; for I [am] with thee: be not dismayed; for I [am] thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee with the right hand of my righteousness.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse implies that success doesn’t always come to the strong or skilled, aligning with the dream in Judges 7:13, but it contrasts the unpredictability found in Ecclesiastes.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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