Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 22:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 22:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 22:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Isaiah, God would give the power to open and close important doors to a special person. This means that only that person can make big decisions, and nobody else can change them.

Isaiah 22:22: And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

Contradiction with Matthew 16:19

While Isaiah 22:22 grants the key to the house of David with authority to open and shut, Matthew 16:19 gives Peter the keys of the kingdom of heaven with authority to bind and loose, suggesting a shift of authority from the house of David to Peter.

Matthew 16:19: And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.

Contradiction with Revelation 3:7

Isaiah 22:22 speaks of the key of the house of David given to Eliakim, but Revelation 3:7 attributes the key of David to Jesus, contradicting the singular assignment of its holder.

Revelation 3:7: And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;

Contradiction with John 20:23

Isaiah 22:22 emphasizes control over physical entities, whereas John 20:23 focuses on the spiritual authority to forgive sins, showcasing different types of authority given by God.

John 20:23: Whose soever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto them; [and] whose soever [sins] ye retain, they are retained.
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