Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 36:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 36:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 36:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, the person speaking in the verse thinks they are doing what God wants by attacking the land. They believe God told them to go and destroy it.

Isaiah 36:10: And am I now come up without the LORD against this land to destroy it? the LORD said unto me, Go up against this land, and destroy it.

Contradiction with Psalm 37:28

This verse asserts that the Lord loves judgment and does not forsake his saints, which can be seen as contradicting the claim in Isaiah 36:10 that the Lord instructed the king of Assyria to destroy the land.

Psalm 37:28: For the LORD loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his saints; they are preserved for ever: but the seed of the wicked shall be cut off.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 29:11

This verse states God's plans for peace and not evil, contradicting the assertion in Isaiah 36:10 that God instructed destruction.

Jeremiah 29:11: For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the LORD, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end. [expected...: Heb. end and expectation]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 33:11

Here, God takes no pleasure in the death of the wicked, contradicting the idea that He would instruct destruction as mentioned in Isaiah 36:10.

Ezekiel 33:11: Say unto them, [As] I live, saith the Lord GOD, I have no pleasure in the death of the wicked; but that the wicked turn from his way and live: turn ye, turn ye from your evil ways; for why will ye die, O house of Israel?

Contradiction with 1 John 4:8

Declares that God is love, which can be seen as contradicting the notion of Him commanding destruction presented in Isaiah 36:10.

1 John 4:8: He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.
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