Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 1:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 1:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 1:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means God made the day and night different from each other, and He saw that this was a good thing. It shows that God is in charge of everything, including time and light.

Genesis 1:18: And to rule over the day and over the night, and to divide the light from the darkness: and God saw that [it was] good.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

Genesis 1:18 describes the order and purpose in creation, while this verse suggests randomness in life's outcomes.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Job 12:22

Genesis 1:18 speaks to the separation of light and darkness, but this verse indicates God reveals deep and hidden things, unifying rather than separating concepts like light and darkness.

Job 12:22: He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Genesis 1:18 points to the creation as good and purposeful, whereas this verse suggests God creates peace and evil, introducing a notion of dualistic creation.

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 Jeremiah 4:23

Genesis 1:18 portrays order in creation, while this verse describes the earth as formless and void, indicating chaos rather than order.

Jeremiah 4:23: I beheld the earth, and, lo, [it was] without form, and void; and the heavens, and they [had] no light.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

Genesis 1:18 establishes a structured cosmos, whereas this verse claims God is not the author of confusion, contrasting with any perceived disorder.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]
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