Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 40:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 40:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 40:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, God is telling Job to be brave and strong, like a grown-up, because God has some important questions to ask him. It's like when a parent wants to have a serious talk, and they want their child to listen carefully.

Job 40:7: Gird up thy loins now like a man: I will demand of thee, and declare thou unto me.

Contradiction with Job 42:6

While Job 40:7 calls for Job to prepare himself like a man for divine questioning, Job 42:6 shows Job repenting in dust and ashes, displaying humility rather than readiness.

Job 42:6: Wherefore I abhor [myself], and repent in dust and ashes.

Contradiction with James 4:10

Job 40:7 suggests preparation and strength, but James 4:10 emphasizes humility and being exalted by the Lord.

James 4:10: Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and he shall lift you up.

Contradiction with Psalm 46:10

The directive to be still and know God contrasts with the call in Job 40:7 to prepare for action.

Psalm 46:10: Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 12:9

God's message to Paul that His strength is made perfect in weakness contradicts the call for personal strength in Job 40:7.

2 Corinthians 12:9: And he said unto me, My grace is sufficient for thee: for my strength is made perfect in weakness. Most gladly therefore will I rather glory in my infirmities, that the power of Christ may rest upon me.
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