Contradictions and Paradoxes in Judges 8:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Judges 8:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Judges 8:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Judges, God helped Gideon and the Israelites win against the Midianites, and everyone in the land lived peacefully for forty years because the enemies didn't bother them anymore.

Judges 8:28: Thus was Midian subdued before the children of Israel, so that they lifted up their heads no more. And the country was in quietness forty years in the days of Gideon.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:2

This verse commands the Israelites to destroy their enemies completely and make no peace, which contradicts Judges 8:28's mention of peace during Gideon's time.

Deuteronomy 7:2: And when the LORD thy God shall deliver them before thee; thou shalt smite them, [and] utterly destroy them; thou shalt make no covenant with them, nor shew mercy unto them:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 15:16

This verse describes ongoing war between Asa and Baasha, contradicting the peace mentioned in Judges 8:28.

1 Kings 15:16: And there was war between Asa and Baasha king of Israel all their days.

Contradiction with Isaiah 48:22

Declares there is no peace for the wicked, contradicting the peace experienced in Israel post-Gideon's victory as in Judges 8:28 since not all Israelites were righteous.

Isaiah 48:22: [There is] no peace, saith the LORD, unto the wicked.

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus states He did not come to bring peace but a sword, which contradicts the historical peace noted in Judges 8:28.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.
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