Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 42:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 42:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 42:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of Isaiah, God is saying that He has chosen someone special to do good things and help others. This person will show kindness to everyone, even those who don't know about God.

Isaiah 42:6: I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles;

Contradiction with Matthew 15:24

Jesus states he was sent only to the lost sheep of Israel, whereas Isaiah 42:6 speaks of being a light to the Gentiles.

Matthew 15:24: But he answered and said, I am not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel.

Contradiction with Acts 13:46

Paul and Barnabas declare turning to the Gentiles as a reaction to Jewish rejection, but Isaiah 42:6 presents the call to the Gentiles as an original mission.

Acts 13:46: Then Paul and Barnabas waxed bold, and said, It was necessary that the word of God should first have been spoken to you: but seeing ye put it from you, and judge yourselves unworthy of everlasting life, lo, we turn to the Gentiles.

Contradiction with Romans 15:8

States Jesus was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, focusing on the Jews, which seems to contradict the broader mission expressed in Isaiah 42:6.

Romans 15:8: Now I say that Jesus Christ was a minister of the circumcision for the truth of God, to confirm the promises [made] unto the fathers:
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