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Can God stop iron chariots?

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Claim A

Yes

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Judges 4:13-16

Sisera gathered together all his chariots, even nine hundred chariots of iron, and all the people who were with him, from Harosheth of the Gentiles, to the river Kishon. Deborah said to Barak, “Go; for this is the day in which Yahweh has delivered Sisera into your hand. Hasn’t Yahweh gone out before you?” So Barak went down from Mount Tabor, and ten thousand men after him. Yahweh confused Sisera, all his chariots, and all his army, with the edge of the sword before Barak. Sisera abandoned his chariot and fled away on his feet. But Barak pursued the chariots and the army to Harosheth of the Gentiles; and all the army of Sisera fell by the edge of the sword. There was not a man left.

World English Bible
  • Judges 4:13-16

Claim B

No

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Judges 1:19

Yahweh was with Judah; and drove out the inhabitants of the hill country; for he could not drive out the inhabitants of the valley, because they had chariots of iron.

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  • Judges 1:19

Podcast Coverage

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Coverage Cluster

Judges 1

1 exact
Exact chapter match Judges 1
Judges Chapter 1 – Bible Study for Atheists

Latest Episode

April 04, 2022

Judges Chapter 1 – Bible Study for Atheists

Husband and Wife cover Judges chapter 1: Judah and Simeon Capture Adoni-bezek / Judah Conquers Jerusalem and Hebron / Othniel Conquers Debir and Receives Achsah / The Extent of the Conquests of Judah and…

Coverage Cluster

Judges 1-5

1 Q&A
Broader Q&A coverage Judges 1 Judges 4
Judges Chapters 1 – 5 Q&A

Latest Episode

April 09, 2022

Judges Chapters 1 – 5 Q&A

Husband and Wife cover questions about where tf the Book of Judges picks up, and we learn that (shockingly) the Israelites wanted personal wealth and physical pleasure, even at the cost of sacrificing children.…

Coverage Cluster

Judges 4

1 exact
Exact chapter match Judges 4

Attribution

Initial contradiction dataset seeded from BibViz and adapted into the Sacrilegious Discourse knowledge base. BibViz is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0.

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