Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 78:55

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 78:55 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 78:55. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, God helped the people of Israel by moving other people out of the land and giving it to them as their new home. He made sure each tribe of Israel had their own special place to live.

Psalms 78:55: He cast out the heathen also before them, and divided them an inheritance by line, and made the tribes of Israel to dwell in their tents.

Contradiction with Exodus 23:31

This verse indicates that God set the boundaries for the Israelites, yet it doesn't suggest that the other nations were driven out by divine command to simply make space for Israel.

Exodus 23:31: And I will set thy bounds from the Red sea even unto the sea of the Philistines, and from the desert unto the river: for I will deliver the inhabitants of the land into your hand; and thou shalt drive them out before thee.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 20:16-18

This passage suggests complete destruction of nations, contradicting the idea of simply dividing land and inheritance as implied in Psalms 78:55.

Deuteronomy 20:16-18: But of the cities of these people, which the LORD thy God doth give thee [for] an inheritance, thou shalt save alive nothing that breatheth:

Contradiction with Acts 17:26

It mentions God determining the times and boundaries for nations, implying coexistence rather than the complete dispossession described in Psalms 78:55.

Acts 17:26: And hath made of one blood all nations of men for to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath determined the times before appointed, and the bounds of their habitation;

Contradiction with Isaiah 2:4

Describes a vision of peace among nations, which contradicts the conquest and dispossession of nations in Psalms 78:55.

Isaiah 2:4: And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruninghooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more. [pruninghooks: or, scythes]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

Promises inheritance of the earth to the meek, contrasting with the aggressive takeover portrayed in Psalms 78:55.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.
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