Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 11:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 11:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 11:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God will make a special path for His people to come back, just like He did a long time ago when He helped them leave Egypt. It's a promise that God will take care of them and bring them safely home.

Isaiah 11:16: And there shall be an highway for the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria; like as it was to Israel in the day that he came up out of the land of Egypt.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Trusting in the Lord with all your heart contradicts relying on a path or highway made by human means.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:13-14

The concept of a wide path contradicts the narrow path described as leading to life.

Matthew 7:13-14: Enter ye in at the strait gate: for wide [is] the gate, and broad [is] the way, that leadeth to destruction, and many there be which go in thereat: [strait: or, narrow]

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:16-19

God making a way in the sea contradicts the idea of a physical highway through the desert.

Isaiah 43:16-19: Thus saith the LORD, which maketh a way in the sea, and a path in the mighty waters;

Paradox #1

Isaiah 11:16 refers to a "highway" for the remnant of God's people coming from Assyria. A contradiction or inconsistency could be that historically, there is no documented mass exodus or return of a significant number of Israelites from Assyria in the manner described, especially one involving a literal "highway." Such language might be seen as symbolic or metaphorical, which can make it difficult to align with specific historical events.

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