Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 26:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 26:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 26:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, God covers His throne with clouds, hiding it from view, showing that some things about God are a mystery that we cannot always see or understand. It's like when clouds cover the sun, and we know the sun is still there even when we can't see it.

Job 26:9: He holdeth back the face of his throne, [and] spreadeth his cloud upon it.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

Job 26:9 speaks of God covering the face of His throne, suggesting a hidden aspect of God, whereas Genesis 1:31 describes God's creation as very good, reflecting God's openness and satisfaction with creation.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Psalm 104:2

Job 26:9 indicates God covers His throne, suggesting concealment, while Psalm 104:2 depicts God covering Himself in light, suggesting a revelation rather than concealment.

Psalm 104:2: Who coverest [thyself] with light as [with] a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:

Contradiction with Isaiah 40:22

Job 26:9 mentions covering His throne, implying concealment, whereas Isaiah 40:22 describes God sitting above the circle of the Earth openly stretching out the heavens.

Isaiah 40:22: [It is] he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth, and the inhabitants thereof [are] as grasshoppers; that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in: [It is...: or, Him that]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 1:26-28

Job 26:9 covers His throne, suggesting a mystery, while Ezekiel describes a vision of God's throne, offering a vivid revelation rather than concealment.

Ezekiel 1:26-28: And above the firmament that [was] over their heads [was] the likeness of a throne, as the appearance of a sapphire stone: and upon the likeness of the throne [was] the likeness as the appearance of a man above upon it.

Contradiction with Revelation 4:2

Job 26:9 depicts God obscuring His throne, suggesting hiddenness, yet Revelation 4:2 describes the throne of God in heaven and John’s immediate vision of it.

Revelation 4:2: And immediately I was in the spirit: and, behold, a throne was set in heaven, and [one] sat on the throne.
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