Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 1:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 1:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 1:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse shows that Job was a rich man with many animals working on his land. It sets the scene for something important that is about to happen to Job and his possessions.

Job 1:14: And there came a messenger unto Job, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them:

Contradiction with Job 42:12

Job 42:12 describes how the Lord blessed the latter part of Job's life more than the beginning, which contrasts the news of calamity in Job 1:14.

Job 42:12: So the LORD blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

Contradiction with James 5:11

James 5:11 highlights Job's perseverance and the eventual outcome of his patience, emphasizing his blessings rather than the losses described in Job 1:14.

James 5:11: Behold, we count them happy which endure. Ye have heard of the patience of Job, and have seen the end of the Lord; that the Lord is very pitiful, and of tender mercy.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

This verse speaks of God's plans to prosper and not harm, contradicting the immediate harm described in Job 1:14.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Psalm 37:25

This verse talks about the righteous not being forsaken, in contrast to Job 1:14 where Job experiences loss.

Psalm 37:25: I have been young, and [now] am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.

Contradiction with Romans 8:28

This verse promises that all things work together for good, which contradicts the misfortune Job suffers as reported in Job 1:14.

Romans 8:28: And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to [his] purpose.
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