Contradiction with Psalm 104:21
Job 38:39 suggests God provides food for lions, while Psalm 104:21 implies lions seek their prey from God, emphasizing the lions' active role.
Psalm 104:21: The young lions roar after their prey, and seek their meat from God.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:26
Job 38:39 highlights God's provision for lions, whereas Matthew 6:26 uses birds as an example for God's care, suggesting a broader application not limited to lions.
Matthew 6:26: Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
Contradiction with Psalm 147:9
Job 38:39 speaks specifically of lions, while Psalm 147:9 includes ravens, indicating that God's provision isn’t exclusive to one species.
Psalm 147:9: He giveth to the beast his food, [and] to the young ravens which cry.
Contradiction with Genesis 1:30
Job 38:39 refers to God feeding lions, but Genesis 1:30 explains that all beasts are given food, implying a general provision by creation.
Genesis 1:30: And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl of the air, and to every thing that creepeth upon the earth, wherein [there is] life, [I have given] every green herb for meat: and it was so. [life: Heb. a living soul]
Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6-7
Job 38:39 portrays a natural order where lions hunt, contrasting with Isaiah 11:6-7’s vision of peace where lions eat straw, implying a different natural order.
Isaiah 11:6-7: The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid; and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together; and a little child shall lead them.