Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 147:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 147:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 147:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Psalms, God knows exactly how many stars there are and has named each one. This shows that God is very powerful and knows everything.

Psalms 147:4: He telleth the number of the stars; he calleth them all by [their] names.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 33:22

This verse states that the host of heaven and the sand of the sea cannot be numbered, which contradicts Psalms 147:4 where it is stated that God numbers the stars.

Jeremiah 33:22: As the host of heaven cannot be numbered, neither the sand of the sea measured: so will I multiply the seed of David my servant, and the Levites that minister unto me.

Contradiction with Hebrews 11:12

This verse implies that the stars are innumerable, which contradicts the idea in Psalms 147:4 that God has numbered them.

Hebrews 11:12: Therefore sprang there even of one, and him as good as dead, [so many] as the stars of the sky in multitude, and as the sand which is by the sea shore innumerable.

Contradiction with Genesis 15:5

God tells Abram that his descendants will be as numerous as the stars, suggesting they cannot be counted, which contrasts with Psalms 147:4 stating that God numbers the stars.

Genesis 15:5: And he brought him forth abroad, and said, Look now toward heaven, and tell the stars, if thou be able to number them: and he said unto him, So shall thy seed be.

Paradox #1

The verse talks about counting and naming stars. The contradiction here could be that the universe has a vast number of stars, possibly infinite, making it practically impossible to count and name each one.

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