Contradiction with Genesis 8:22
Asserts that the cycles of seasons, including winter, will not cease, unlike the temporary end of winter implied in Song of Solomon 2:11.
Genesis 8:22: While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. [While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth]
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1
States there is a season for everything, implying cyclical nature, while Song of Solomon 2:11 suggests a specific transition from winter.
Ecclesiastes 3:1: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
Contradiction with Isaiah 40:8
Suggests the constancy of God’s word, contrasting with the changing seasons in Song of Solomon 2:11.
Isaiah 40:8: The grass withereth, the flower fadeth: but the word of our God shall stand for ever.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 8:7
Indicates creatures inherently know the appointed times, suggesting seasons are predictable, unlike the sudden change in Song of Solomon 2:11.
Jeremiah 8:7: Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the LORD.
Contradiction with Psalm 74:17
Affirms God established all seasons, reinforcing their continual cycle contrary to the temporary transition in Song of Solomon 2:11.
Psalm 74:17: Thou hast set all the borders of the earth: thou hast made summer and winter. [made: Heb. made them]
Contradiction with Acts 14:17
Indicates God provides seasons consistently to humanity, differing from the seasonal change mentioned in Song of Solomon 2:11.
Acts 14:17: Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness.
Contradiction with James 1:17
Emphasizes God’s unchanging nature, contrasting the changing seasons highlighted in Song of Solomon 2:11.
James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.