Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 42:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 42:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 42:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Job, he used to only know about God from what others told him, but now he has seen and understood God himself. It's like hearing about something cool, but then seeing it with your own eyes and really getting how special it is.

Job 42:5: I have heard of thee by the hearing of the ear: but now mine eye seeth thee.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

God says no one can see Him and live, contradicting Job's claim of seeing God with his eyes.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

States that no one has seen God at any time, contradicting Job's statement of seeing God.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

Declares God dwells in unapproachable light and no man has seen Him, contradicting Job's experience.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:12

Affirms that no one has seen God, contrasting with Job's assertion of visual perception.

1 John 4:12: No man hath seen God at any time. If we love one another, God dwelleth in us, and his love is perfected in us.
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