Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 36:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 36:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 36:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to some interpretations by Christian thinkers, in this verse, Elihu is explaining that God uses nature, like rain and storms, to care for His people and decide what happens to them. God makes sure there is plenty of food for everyone.

Job 36:31: For by them judgeth he the people; he giveth meat in abundance.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse suggests God gives sunshine and rain equally to both the just and unjust, while Job 36:31 implies God uses weather to bless and control the provision of food for people.

Matthew 5:45: That ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven: for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on the unjust.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

This verse states that time and chance happen to all, not necessarily being determined by divine intervention, in contrast to Job 36:31 which suggests weather events are divinely controlled for sustaining life.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse indicates God creates both prosperity and disaster, while Job 36:31 suggests a more benevolent use of weather for provision and sustenance.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Jeremiah 14:22

This verse questions whether any idols can bring rain or whether the heavens can send showers, emphasizing reliance on God, whereas Job 36:31 conveys God’s controlled and purposeful use of weather.

Jeremiah 14:22: Are there [any] among the vanities of the Gentiles that can cause rain? or can the heavens give showers? [art] not thou he, O LORD our God? therefore we will wait upon thee: for thou hast made all these [things].
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