Contradictions and Paradoxes in Amos 5:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Amos 5:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Amos 5:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Amos, Christians believe that God is super powerful because He created the stars and can change night into day and day into night. He can also make rain come from the sea to water the earth, and that's why they call Him the LORD.

Amos 5:8: [Seek him] that maketh the seven stars and Orion, and turneth the shadow of death into the morning, and maketh the day dark with night: that calleth for the waters of the sea, and poureth them out upon the face of the earth: The LORD [is] his name:

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Amos 5:8 talks about God as the creator of the constellations, while Isaiah 45:7 presents God as both the creator of light and darkness, potentially contrasting the solely creative depiction in Amos.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:22

Amos 5:8 attributes celestial control to God, whereas Isaiah 40:22 describes God as sitting above the circle of the earth, a more passive depiction.

Isaiah 40:22: [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: [It is...: or, Him that]

Contradiction with Psalm 135:6

Amos 5:8 emphasizes God's role in cosmic creation, while Psalm 135:6 speaks more generally of God's power to act as He pleases in heaven and earth, without specific mention of celestial creation.

Psalm 135:6: Whatsoever the LORD pleased, [that] did he in heaven, and in earth, in the seas, and all deep places.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:12-13

Amos 5:8 describes God forming the stars and constellations, contrasting with Jeremiah which portrays God's creation as the earth and heavens without specifying stars or constellations.

Jeremiah 10:12-13: He hath made the earth by his power, he hath established the world by his wisdom, and hath stretched out the heavens by his discretion.
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