Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 38:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 38:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 38:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Job, God is asking Job if he knows where light and darkness live. This shows that only God understands and controls everything in the world, even things we can't see or find.

Job 38:19: Where [is] the way [where] light dwelleth? and [as for] darkness, where [is] the place thereof,

Contradiction with Genesis 1:3-4

Job 38:19 suggests that light has a dwelling place, while Genesis 1:3-4 describes God creating light as a command, not implying a specific dwelling or location.

Genesis 1:3-4: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Contradiction with 1 John 1:5

Job 38:19 implies that light has a specific origin or path, while 1 John 1:5 states that God is light, suggesting an omnipresence contrary to a singular dwelling.

1 John 1:5: This then is the message which we have heard of him, and declare unto you, that God is light, and in him is no darkness at all.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:12

Job 38:19 describes light in terms of a dwelling place, whereas Psalm 139:12 states there is no distinction between light and darkness to God, challenging the idea of a separate dwelling for light.

Psalm 139:12: Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee; but the night shineth as the day: the darkness and the light [are] both alike [to thee]. [hideth...: Heb. darkeneth not] [the darkness and...: Heb. as is the darkness, so is the light]

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Job 38:19 discusses the dwelling of light, but Isaiah 45:7 refers to God creating both light and darkness, suggesting both are under His sovereign creation without specific dwelling places.

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 John 1:5

Job 38:19 refers to the dwelling of light, yet John 1:5 describes light shining in darkness, implying perpetual presence, not confined to a dwelling.

John 1:5: And the light shineth in darkness; and the darkness comprehended it not. [comprehended: or, did not admit, or, receive]
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