Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 41:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 41:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 41:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that God will send someone to Jerusalem to share happy news. This message of hope is meant to make the people feel glad and hopeful about the future.

Isaiah 41:27: The first [shall say] to Zion, Behold, behold them: and I will give to Jerusalem one that bringeth good tidings.

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8

This verse emphasizes that God will not share His glory with another, potentially in contrast to Isaiah 41:27, which heralds a message brought by a chosen figure.

Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:10

This verse insists that there is no God formed before or after, which could contrast with the declaration of a new leader or messenger.

Isaiah 43:10: Ye [are] my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I [am] he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. [no...: or, nothing formed of God]

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:5

This verse states there is none besides God, seemingly contradicting the distinction of a particular envoy as suggested in Isaiah 41:27.

Isaiah 45:5: I [am] the LORD, and [there is] none else, [there is] no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

Here, it is stated that all will know the Lord directly, which might oppose the need for a singular messenger as indicated in Isaiah 41:27.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.

Contradiction with Matthew 11:11

This verse declares that none born of women are greater than John the Baptist, which could challenge the prominence of a figure mentioned in Isaiah 41:27.

Matthew 11:11: Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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