Contradiction with Job 12:22
This verse states that God reveals deep things out of darkness, suggesting that not all darkness is as light to God.
Job 12:22: He discovereth deep things out of darkness, and bringeth out to light the shadow of death.
Contradiction with Proverbs 4:19
This verse suggests that the way of the wicked is as darkness, and they know not at what they stumble, indicating darkness as the opposite of light.
Proverbs 4:19: The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.
Contradiction with Isaiah 45:7
This verse states that God forms light and creates darkness, indicating a difference between light and darkness, unlike Psalms 139:12.
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 John 12:35
This verse advises walking while having the light, to prevent darkness from overtaking, suggesting light is necessary to overcome darkness.
John 12:35: Then Jesus said unto them, Yet a little while is the light with you. Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you: for he that walketh in darkness knoweth not whither he goeth.
Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 5:5
This verse differentiates between children of light and children of darkness, implying a clear distinction between light and dark.
1 Thessalonians 5:5: Ye are all the children of light, and the children of the day: we are not of the night, nor of darkness.
Paradox #1
The contradiction or conflict in this verse might arise from the idea that both light and darkness are the same to God. Some people might struggle with this because, in human experience, light often represents good and darkness represents bad. Understanding how both are equal to God can be confusing and might seem inconsistent with our usual moral perceptions of light and dark as opposites.