Contradiction with Job 37:18
This verse talks about the sky being strong like a molten looking glass, differing from Genesis 1:7, where it's described as a firmament dividing waters.
Job 37:18: Hast thou with him spread out the sky, [which is] strong, [and] as a molten looking glass?
Contradiction with Isaiah 44:24
This verse claims God alone created everything, without mentioning the division of waters as in Genesis 1:7.
Isaiah 44:24: Thus saith the LORD, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I [am] the LORD that maketh all [things]; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself;
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:12
Describes God's creation using power and wisdom, without referencing the separation of waters above and below the firmament.
Jeremiah 10:12: 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.
Contradiction with Psalm 148:4
Directly references waters above the heavens but does not explicitly affirm a division as a firmament as in Genesis 1:7.
Psalm 148:4: Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters that [be] above the heavens.
Contradiction with 2 Peter 3:5
States that the earth was formed out of water and through water, but not divided by a firmament as detailed in Genesis 1:7.
2 Peter 3:5: For this they willingly are ignorant of, that by the word of God the heavens were of old, and the earth standing out of the water and in the water: [standing: Gr. consisting]
Paradox #1
Genesis 1:7 describes the creation of a "firmament" to separate "waters" above and below. The contradiction here is that modern science understands the Earth's atmosphere as composed of gases, and there is no evidence of a solid dome-like structure or a layer of water above it, as depicted in the verse. This concept does not align with current atmospheric or hydrological science.