Job 5:6 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to the author of the Book of Job, trouble and problems don't just appear out of nowhere like plants growing from the ground. They happen for a reason, and we need to trust in God's plan even when things are hard.

Contradiction with Genesis 3:17-19

These verses indicate that toil and hardship result from God cursing the ground because of Adam's sin, implying suffering has a divine origin.

Genesis 3:17-19: And unto Adam he said, Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife, and hast eaten of the tree, of which I commanded thee, saying, Thou shalt not eat of it: cursed [is] the ground for thy sake; in sorrow shalt thou eat [of] it all the days of thy life;

Contradiction with Romans 5:12

This verse explains that death and suffering entered the world through sin, suggesting a cause that contradicts natural occurrences as mentioned in Job 5:6.

Romans 5:12: Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned: [for that: or, in whom]

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:38

This verse states that both calamities and good things come from the mouth of the Most High, challenging the idea that affliction arises from the dust.

Lamentations 3:38: Out of the mouth of the most High proceedeth not evil and good?

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7

Here, God claims responsibility for creating peace and evil, implying divine orchestration of events rather than random occurrences.

Isaiah 45:7: I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these [things].

Contradiction with Exodus 4:11

This verse portrays God as the source of human abilities and disabilities, suggesting divine causation for misfortunes instead of them springing from natural sources.

Exodus 4:11: And the LORD said unto him, Who hath made man's mouth? or who maketh the dumb, or deaf, or the seeing, or the blind? have not I the LORD?

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 32:39

God asserts His control over life and death, healing and wounding, which contrasts the view of affliction arising without divine intervention.