Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 37:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 37:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 37:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is very special and powerful. He is the only God who made everything in the whole world, and He is like a king over everything.

Isaiah 37:16: O LORD of hosts, God of Israel, that dwellest [between] the cherubims, thou [art] the God, [even] thou alone, of all the kingdoms of the earth: thou hast made heaven and earth.

Contradiction with Exodus 15:11

Isaiah 37:16 describes God as the one true God, whereas Exodus 15:11 acknowledges other gods, asking rhetorically who among them is like Jehovah, implying their existence.

Exodus 15:11: Who [is] like unto thee, O LORD, among the gods? who [is] like thee, glorious in holiness, fearful [in] praises, doing wonders? [gods: or, mighty ones?]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:5-6

Isaiah 37:16 declares Yahweh as the singular God over all kingdoms, but 1 Corinthians 8:5-6 acknowledges multiple "gods" and "lords," emphasizing a distinction in belief.

1 Corinthians 8:5-6: For though there be that are called gods, whether in heaven or in earth, (as there be gods many, and lords many,)

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:28

Isaiah 37:16 recognizes the God who made heaven and earth, whereas Deuteronomy 4:28 refers to gods made by human hands that cannot see or hear.

Deuteronomy 4:28: And there ye shall serve gods, the work of men's hands, wood and stone, which neither see, nor hear, nor eat, nor smell.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 2:11

Isaiah 37:16 describes God's sovereignty, while Jeremiah 2:11 points out that nations change their gods, which are not real gods, suggesting a contradiction in the perception and acknowledgment of God's exclusivity according to Isaiah.

Jeremiah 2:11: Hath a nation changed [their] gods, which [are] yet no gods? but my people have changed their glory for [that which] doth not profit.
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