Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 40:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 40:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 40:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of Job, this verse describes a big creature that God made, resting under cool trees and surrounded by little streams, showing how God takes care of all His creations. It helps us understand how powerful and caring God is, even for the animals He made.

Job 40:22: The shady trees cover him [with] their shadow; the willows of the brook compass him about.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

This verse states that God saw everything He made as very good, which contrasts with the idea of a specific creation (behemoth under the lotus tree) being highlighted as a particular wonder in Job 40:22.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Isaiah 11:6

Suggests a harmony in nature which contrasts with the chaotic or imposing natural imagery and individual prominence suggested in Job 40:22.

Isaiah 11:6: 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.

Contradiction with Psalm 104:14

This verse talks about God providing grass for cattle and other provisions, whereas Job 40:22 focuses specifically on a particular creature thriving independently.

Psalm 104:14: He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of man: that he may bring forth food out of the earth;

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:19

Indicates that man and beast share the same fate, countering the unique depiction of the behemoth in Job 40:22 as something exemplary in its creation.

Ecclesiastes 3:19: For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Proverbs 12:10

Speaks about the care of animals contrasting with the indifferent power of nature implied in Job 40:22, where natural elements simply cover the behemoth.

Proverbs 12:10: A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel. [tender...: or, bowels]
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