Contradictions and Paradoxes in Genesis 1:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Genesis 1:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Genesis 1:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written Genesis, God made light and thought it was good, so He decided to separate light from darkness. This shows that God created order in the world by making day and night.

Genesis 1:4: And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness. [the light from...: Heb. between the light and between the darkness]

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse says God creates darkness, while Genesis 1:4 states God divided light from darkness, suggesting they are separate.

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 1 John 1:5

This verse states God is light and in Him is no darkness, differing from Genesis 1:4, where light and darkness are distinct entities.

1 John 1:5: This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:11

It implies everything is beautiful in its time, potentially contrasting with Genesis 1:4's division of light and dark as separate beauties.

Ecclesiastes 3:11: He hath made every [thing] beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Contradiction with John 8:12

Jesus claims to be the light of the world, suggesting a spiritual light that contrasts with the physical separation mentioned in Genesis 1:4.

John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:25

This describes a future with no night, differing from Genesis 1:4, which accepts the existence of darkness.

Revelation 21:25: And the gates of it shall not be shut at all by day: for there shall be no night there.

Contradiction with Amos 5:20

This suggests a day of the Lord is darkness, not light, conflicting with Genesis 1:4's depiction of light as good and separate from darkness.

Amos 5:20: [Shall] not the day of the LORD [be] darkness, and not light? even very dark, and no brightness in it?

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 6:14

This verse questions the fellowship between light and darkness, contrasting with Genesis 1:4 where they are simply divided.

2 Corinthians 6:14: Be ye not unequally yoked together with unbelievers: for what fellowship hath righteousness with unrighteousness? and what communion hath light with darkness?
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