Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 38:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 38:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 38:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, God is asking Job if he has ever told the morning to start or shown the sunrise where to begin. This shows how powerful God is because only He can do those amazing things.

Job 38:12: Hast thou commanded the morning since thy days; [and] caused the dayspring to know his place;

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

This verse states that God creates darkness and calamity, while Job 38:12 suggests that morning light is commanded to exist daily, hinting at consistency rather than God’s direct creation of both light and darkness each day.

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 Ecclesiastes 1:5

This verse indicates that the sun rises and sets repeatedly on its own cycle, whereas Job 38:12 attributes the act of commanding the morning directly to God, suggesting a deliberate and conscious action rather than an automatic process.

Ecclesiastes 1:5: The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to his place where he arose. [hasteth: Heb. panteth]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:45

This verse suggests that the sun rises on both the evil and the good, implying a natural and indiscriminate process, contrasting with Job 38:12 where God actively commands the morning, implying intention in its occurrence.

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 Jeremiah 31:35

This verse articulates that God set fixed orders for the sun to stay its course for the day, which implies a predestined mechanism rather than a daily active command as expressed in Job 38:12.

Jeremiah 31:35: Thus saith the LORD, which giveth the sun for a light by day, [and] the ordinances of the moon and of the stars for a light by night, which divideth the sea when the waves thereof roar; The LORD of hosts [is] his name:

Contradiction with Genesis 8:22

This verse implies the continuation of day and night as a result of a set promise rather than a daily act of command, which contrasts the notion of an ongoing divine intervention suggested in Job 38:12.

Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]
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