Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 38:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 38:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 38:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, this verse means that only God knows where light and darkness live, and only He can take them to their homes. It shows that God's understanding and power are far greater than ours.

Job 38:20: That thou shouldest take it to the bound thereof, and that thou shouldest know the paths [to] the house thereof? [to the bound: or, at, etc]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:4

Genesis 1:4 describes God seeing the light as good and separating it from the darkness, indicating His control and understanding of both, unlike Job 38:20 which questions human understanding of light and darkness.

Genesis 1:4: And God saw the light, that [it was] good: and God divided the light from the darkness. [the light from...: Heb. between the light and between the darkness]

Contradiction with 1 John 1:5

1 John 1:5 states that God is light, and in Him is no darkness at all, contrasting with Job 38:20 which implies a need to search out the understanding of light and darkness.

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 John 8:12

John 8:12 quotes Jesus saying He is the light of the world, offering clear guidance, unlike the rhetorical questioning of finding light's path in Job 38:20.

John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:12

Psalm 139:12 claims that darkness and light are both alike to God, suggesting His encompassing knowledge, whereas Job 38:20 asks rhetorically about knowing the way to darkness.

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

Isaiah 45:7 explicitly states that God forms light and creates darkness, showing His sovereignty over them, which contrasts with the questioning of understanding light and darkness in Job 38:20.

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 1 Thessalonians 5:5

1 Thessalonians 5:5 refers to believers as children of light and day, suggesting a clear understanding and presence in light, contrary to the inquiry about knowing light's dwelling place in Job 38:20.

1 Thessalonians 5:5: Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.

Contradiction with James 1:17

James 1:17 speaks of God as the Father of lights, implying a known and stable source of light, as opposed to the inquiring nature about light's path in Job 38:20.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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