Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 78:52

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 78:52 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 78:52. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God led His special people through a big, empty place like a shepherd guides his sheep. He took care of them and showed them the way to go.

Psalms 78:52: But made his own people to go forth like sheep, and guided them in the wilderness like a flock.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trusting in the Lord rather than one's own understanding, while Psalms 78:52 portrays God as a shepherd leading His people, suggesting they should follow with understanding and trust.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:6

Isaiah 53:6 describes people as having gone astray like sheep, implying a lack of guiding leadership, which contrasts with Psalms 78:52 where God is actively leading His people.

Isaiah 53:6: All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. [laid...: Heb. made the iniquity of us all to meet on him]

Contradiction with John 10:12

John 10:12 highlights the behavior of a hireling who doesn't care for the sheep, in contrast to Psalms 78:52 where God is portrayed as a caring shepherd leading His flock.

John 10:12: But he that is an hireling, and not the shepherd, whose own the sheep are not, seeth the wolf coming, and leaveth the sheep, and fleeth: and the wolf catcheth them, and scattereth the sheep.

Contradiction with Matthew 25:32

In Matthew 25:32, the nations are gathered and separated like sheep and goats, contrasting with the single-minded guidance in Psalms 78:52 where all are described as led like sheep.

Matthew 25:32: And before him shall be gathered all nations: and he shall separate them one from another, as a shepherd divideth [his] sheep from the goats:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 50:6

Jeremiah 50:6 speaks of lost sheep with shepherds causing them to go astray, contradicting Psalms 78:52 where God effectively leads His people as a shepherd.

Jeremiah 50:6: My people hath been lost sheep: their shepherds have caused them to go astray, they have turned them away [on] the mountains: they have gone from mountain to hill, they have forgotten their restingplace. [restingplace: Heb. place to lie down in]
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