Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 28:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 28:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 28:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that God will do something very surprising to help people understand Him, just like He did amazing things long ago. It's a reminder that God can use unexpected ways to teach us and show us His power.

Isaiah 28:21: For the LORD shall rise up as [in] mount Perazim, he shall be wroth as [in] the valley of Gibeon, that he may do his work, his strange work; and bring to pass his act, his strange act.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:3

Describes God as a man of war, which may contradict the notion of His "strange work" in Isaiah 28:21.

Exodus 15:3: The LORD [is] a man of war: the LORD [is] his name.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

God is not a man that He should lie, yet Isaiah 28:21 describes Him doing an unusual act.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with James 1:17

Every act of God is good and perfect, unlike the "strange act" mentioned in Isaiah 28:21.

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.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

God is the author of peace, not confusion, contradicting the unfamiliarity implied in Isaiah 28:21.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Malachi 3:6

God does not change, yet Isaiah 28:21 implies an unusual action from Him.

Malachi 3:6: For I [am] the LORD, I change not; therefore ye sons of Jacob are not consumed.
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