Contradictions and Paradoxes in Job 5:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Job 5:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Job 5:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Job, God is the one who makes rain fall on the earth and sends water to the fields. This shows that God takes care of everything and helps plants grow so people can have food.

Job 5:10: Who giveth rain upon the earth, and sendeth waters upon the fields: [fields: Heb. outplaces]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 17:1

This verse states that Elijah, a prophet, proclaimed a drought, which implies that rain does not solely come from God's providence but can be controlled or predicted by human intervention.

1 Kings 17:1: And Elijah the Tishbite, [who was] of the inhabitants of Gilead, said unto Ahab, [As] the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word. [Elijah: Heb. Elijahu: Gr. Elias]

Contradiction with Job 37:13

This verse suggests that God uses weather for punishment, indicating that rain is not always a blessing as implied in Job 5:10.

Job 37:13: He causeth it to come, whether for correction, or for his land, or for mercy. [correction: Heb. a rod]

Contradiction with Amos 4:7

This verse mentions selective withholding of rain over certain areas, which contradicts the unconditional provision of rain as a blessing mentioned in Job 5:10.

Amos 4:7: And also I have withholden the rain from you, when [there were] yet three months to the harvest: and I caused it to rain upon one city, and caused it not to rain upon another city: one piece was rained upon, and the piece whereupon it rained not withered.
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