Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 44:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 44:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 44:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, people sometimes use wood to make a fire for warmth or to cook, but then they do something silly by making a statue from that same wood and praying to it like it's a god. He is showing how people can make mistakes by trusting things they made instead of trusting God.

Isaiah 44:15: Then shall it be for a man to burn: for he will take thereof, and warm himself; yea, he kindleth [it], and baketh bread; yea, he maketh a god, and worshippeth [it]; he maketh it a graven image, and falleth down thereto.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits the making of graven images or idols, which contradicts the use of a tree for fashioning a god in Isaiah 44:15.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Leviticus 26:1

This verse commands against setting up idols or carved images, contrasting with the act of creating a god from wood in Isaiah 44:15.

Leviticus 26:1: Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God. [standing...: or, pillar] [image of...: or, figured stone: Heb. a stone of picture]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:28

It warns against serving gods made of wood and stone, which contradicts the making of a god from part of a tree in Isaiah 44:15.

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 Isaiah 40:18-20

It criticizes the crafting of idols from wood, contrasting the process described in Isaiah 44:15.

Isaiah 40:18-20: To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:3-5

Warns against the customs of making idols from trees, which contradicts the process described in Isaiah 44:15.

Jeremiah 10:3-5: For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. [customs...: Heb. statutes, or, ordinances are vanity]

Paradox #1

Isaiah 44:15 talks about using the same piece of wood for both burning fuel and making an idol to worship. The contradiction here is that it highlights the inconsistency of worshipping something made by human hands from ordinary materials, while also using it for mundane purposes like cooking or warming oneself, suggesting a conflict in recognizing true divinity.

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