Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 29:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 29:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 29:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is happy when His people, like His children, respect and honor Him. They will love and trust God and remember He is very special.

Isaiah 29:23: But when he seeth his children, the work of mine hands, in the midst of him, they shall sanctify my name, and sanctify the Holy One of Jacob, and shall fear the God of Israel.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:4

Contradicts Isaiah 29:23 by suggesting that the Lord has made everything for its purpose, even the wicked for the day of trouble, whereas Isaiah 29:23 highlights sanctification and reverence in the children of Jacob.

Proverbs 16:4: The LORD hath made all [things] for himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:2

This verse implies that the same fate awaits both the righteous and the wicked, contradicting Isaiah 29:23 where only those sanctified are acknowledged.

Ecclesiastes 9:2: All [things come] alike to all: [there is] one event to the righteous, and to the wicked; to the good and to the clean, and to the unclean; to him that sacrificeth, and to him that sacrificeth not: as [is] the good, so [is] the sinner; [and] he that sweareth, as [he] that feareth an oath.

Contradiction with Matthew 7:14

Contradicts Isaiah 29:23 by highlighting the scarcity of those who find the narrow path to life, whereas Isaiah speaks of many offspring.

Matthew 7:14: Because strait [is] the gate, and narrow [is] the way, which leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. [Because: or, How]

Contradiction with Romans 11:32

Suggests that God has bound everyone over to disobedience so that he may have mercy on all, opposing the concept in Isaiah 29:23 of a specific sanctified group.

Romans 11:32: For God hath concluded them all in unbelief, that he might have mercy upon all. [concluded...: or, shut them all up together]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:26

Highlights that not many wise, mighty, or noble are called, which contrasts with Isaiah 29:23 touching on the honor of Jacob's descendants.

1 Corinthians 1:26: For ye see your calling, brethren, how that not many wise men after the flesh, not many mighty, not many noble, [are called]:
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