Contradiction with Genesis 7:11
Job 38:22 speaks of snow and hail stored in treasuries, implying direct divine intervention, while Genesis 7:11 describes rain as a result of the "fountains of the great deep" breaking up, suggesting a more natural process.
Genesis 7:11: In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the second month, the seventeenth day of the month, the same day were all the fountains of the great deep broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. [windows: or, floodgates]
Contradiction with Job 37:6
This verse implies a command for snow and rain through natural processes, whereas Job 38:22 suggests a stored, almost magical origin for snow.
Job 37:6: For he saith to the snow, Be thou [on] the earth; likewise to the small rain, and to the great rain of his strength. [likewise...: Heb. and to the shower of rain, and to the showers of rain of his strength]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:13
This verse attributes rain and weather phenomena to the natural rise of vapors and winds, differing from the stored treasures concept in Job 38:22.
Jeremiah 10:13: When he uttereth his voice, [there is] a multitude of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapours to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings with rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasures. [multitude: or, noise] [with: or, for]
Contradiction with Psalm 147:16-18
Describes snow and ice being spread on Earth in a more immediate fashion by divine word, rather than being stored and then dispatched, as implied in Job 38:22.
Psalm 147:16-18: He giveth snow like wool: he scattereth the hoarfrost like ashes.
Contradiction with Matthew 5:45
States that God makes the sun rise and sends rain on the just and unjust, suggesting a regular, impartial process contrary to the selective, stored nature of hail and snow in Job 38:22.
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.
Paradox #1
Some people might see a contradiction because the verse describes elements of nature in a way that seems to imply a storehouse or treasury for snow and hail. This might conflict with a scientific understanding of weather, where snow and hail are formed in clouds and not stored in any physical location. Some readers may find it hard to reconcile literal descriptions in ancient texts with modern scientific explanations.
Paradox #2
The verse mentions storehouses of snow and hail, which suggests that snow and hail are stored somewhere in the sky. Scientifically, snow and hail form in clouds through atmospheric processes, not stored in physical storehouses. This represents a misunderstanding of weather phenomena.
Paradox #3
The potential contradiction in that verse is related to the idea of divine control over natural events. Some people might see a conflict between the portrayal of God's responsibility for natural occurrences (like weather) and the suffering these events can cause. This raises questions about the nature of God's goodness and fairness, especially when natural disasters harm innocent people.