Job 4:12 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to the author of the book of Job, this verse is about Eliphaz sharing that he got a secret message that he heard quietly in his ear, like a whisper. It's like when someone quietly tells you something special that they don't want everyone else to know.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Job 4:12 speaks of receiving a secret word subtly, while Proverbs 3:5 emphasizes trusting the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on one's own understanding, suggesting reliance on divine rather than secretive revelations.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with 1 John 4:1

Job 4:12 describes a subtle spiritual message, whereas 1 John 4:1 advises believers to test spirits to discern from God, implying scrutiny rather than acceptance of such secretive communications.

1 John 4:1: Beloved, believe not every spirit, but try the spirits whether they are of God: because many false prophets are gone out into the world.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

Job 4:12 is about receiving a private message, while Hebrews 1:1-2 asserts that God has spoken to us through His Son rather than through mysterious or private revelations.

Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,

Contradiction with 2 Peter 1:20-21

Job 4:12 involves a private communication of a word, whereas 2 Peter 1:20-21 emphasizes prophecy not stemming from private interpretation, highlighting a communal understanding of God’s word.

2 Peter 1:20-21: Knowing this first, that no prophecy of the scripture is of any private interpretation.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:16

Job 4:12 involves a quietly received revelation, while Jeremiah 23:16 warns against listening to visions of one's own mind, indicating a caution against accepting private insights as divine truth.

Jeremiah 23:16: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Hearken not unto the words of the prophets that prophesy unto you: they make you vain: they speak a vision of their own heart, [and] not out of the mouth of the LORD.

Contradiction with Galatians 1:8

Job 4:12 suggests receiving a message quietly, while Galatians 1:8 warns against receiving any gospel contrary to the one preached, suggesting skepticism towards new, unheard revelations.