Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 12:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 12:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 12:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, God knows everything, even the things that are hidden or hard to understand, and He can make scary things, like death, less frightening by helping us see them clearly.

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

Contradiction with Job 28:11

Job 28:11 describes God's ability to search out the sources of rivers and His understanding of places beyond human perception, not explicitly bringing them to light as Job 12:22 suggests.

Job 28:11: He bindeth the floods from overflowing; and [the thing that is] hid bringeth he forth to light. [overflowing: Heb. weeping]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 2:7

This verse emphasizes that God's wisdom is hidden in mystery and not revealed to everyone, contrasting the notion in Job 12:22 of exposing hidden things to light.

1 Corinthians 2:7: But we speak the wisdom of God in a mystery, [even] the hidden [wisdom], which God ordained before the world unto our glory:

Contradiction with Romans 11:33

Highlights the depth and unsearchable nature of God's wisdom and judgments, seemingly contrasting the revelation mentioned in Job 12:22.

Romans 11:33: O the depth of the riches both of the wisdom and knowledge of God! how unsearchable [are] his judgments, and his ways past finding out!

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:15

Calls God a God that hides Himself, which contradicts the idea that He brings hidden things to light as per Job 12:22.

Isaiah 45:15: Verily thou [art] a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Saviour.

Paradox #1

The verse speaks of God "revealing deep things of darkness." Scientifically, this can be seen as inconsistent because science explains many phenomena using natural laws and theories without invoking supernatural intervention to reveal hidden truths. Science relies on human observation, experimentation, and reasoning rather than divine revelation.

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