Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 2:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 2:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 2:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, one day in the future, God's special place will be the most important and everyone from all over the world will come to it. This shows that God will be the greatest and everyone will want to be near Him.

Isaiah 2:2: And it shall come to pass in the last days, [that] the mountain of the LORD'S house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow unto it. [established: or, prepared]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:5

Isaiah 2:2 speaks of the exaltation of the Lord's house above all hills and nations flowing to it, implying a centralization of worship, while Matthew 5:5 emphasizes the meek inheriting the earth, which could be seen as opposing centralized power or focus.

Matthew 5:5: Blessed [are] the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.

Contradiction with John 4:21

Isaiah 2:2 predicts a future where people from all nations worship at a specific location, while John 4:21 records Jesus telling the Samaritan woman that a time is coming when worship will not be tied to any specific mountain or location.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:22

Isaiah 2:2 envisions the establishment of the Lord’s house as the focal point for all nations, yet Revelation 21:22 describes a future where there is no temple in the New Jerusalem because the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are its temple, suggesting no need for a physical centralized worship location.

Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Isaiah 2:2 suggests a future significance of Jerusalem and its temple, whereas Hebrews 8:13 implies the old covenant, associated with temple worship, is obsolete and growing old, contrasting the central role ascribed to the temple in Isaiah's prophecy.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
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