Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 1:18

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

According to the author of the Book of Job, this part of the story shows that Job's children were having a nice meal together when something bad happened. It teaches us that sometimes unexpected and sad news can come when we least expect it.

Job 1:18: While he [was] yet speaking, there came also another, and said, Thy sons and thy daughters [were] eating and drinking wine in their eldest brother's house:

Contradiction with Job 1:21

Job acknowledges God's control over giving and taking, contrasting with the calamity initiated by external forces in Job 1:18.

Job 1:21: And said, Naked came I out of my mother's womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD.

Contradiction with Psalm 34:7

This verse implies divine protection, whereas Job 1:18 describes harm befalling Job's children.

Psalm 34:7: The angel of the LORD encampeth round about them that fear him, and delivereth them.

Contradiction with Psalm 91:10

Promises no evil will befall, contrasting the disaster described in Job 1:18.

Psalm 91:10: There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:21

Suggests that no harm comes to the righteous, conflicting with the disaster Job faced in Job 1:18.

Proverbs 12:21: There shall no evil happen to the just: but the wicked shall be filled with mischief.

Contradiction with Isaiah 54:17

Declares no weapon will prosper against God's servants, yet destruction occurred to Job's family in Job 1:18.

Isaiah 54:17: No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue [that] shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This [is] the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness [is] of me, saith the LORD.
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