Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 33:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 33:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 33:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Elihu, God talks to people many times in different ways. He does this to help and teach them.

Job 33:29: Lo, all these [things] worketh God oftentimes with man, [oftentimes: Heb. twice and thrice]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:6

This verse states that the Lord brings death and makes alive, implying that God alone has control over life and death, whereas Job 33:29 suggests the possibility of God bringing a person back from death or the grave multiple times.

1 Samuel 2:6: The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5

This verse states that the dead know nothing, which contradicts the idea in Job 33:29 of God repeatedly bringing people back from death, which would imply awareness or continuation of life after death.

Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:27

This verse says it is appointed for men to die once, which contradicts the idea in Job 33:29 of multiple deliverances from death or the grave.

Hebrews 9:27: And as it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment:

Contradiction with Isaiah 38:18

This verse says that the grave cannot praise God, implying a finality in death that contradicts the idea in Job 33:29 of returning from death to life.

Isaiah 38:18: For the grave cannot praise thee, death can [not] celebrate thee: they that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth.

Paradox #1

The potential contradiction in the verse could be the idea of divine intervention described in it. Some might see inconsistency in how a loving deity can allow suffering and then intervene selectively, leaving others in pain. People could question why some are saved while others are not, which could seem unfair or inconsistent with the notion of a just and loving higher power.

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