Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 46:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 46:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 46:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is asking who can be compared to Him because there is no one else as powerful and special as He is. Christians believe this shows that God is unique and above everything else.

Isaiah 46:5: To whom will ye liken me, and make [me] equal, and compare me, that we may be like?

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse commands the worship of no other gods, implying the unique worship of God, which Isaiah 46:5 also suggests, but the contradiction may lie in the broader context of comparison with idols.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:35

This verse asserts the uniqueness of God, aligning with the idea in Isaiah 46:5 but might contradict in interpretative differences regarding manifestation.

Deuteronomy 4:35: Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightest know that the LORD he [is] God; [there is] none else beside him.

Contradiction with Psalm 82:6

This verse refers to others as "gods," which contradicts the unique comparison in Isaiah 46:5.

Psalm 82:6: I have said, Ye [are] gods; and all of you [are] children of the most High.

Contradiction with John 10:34

Similar to Psalm 82:6, Jesus refers to scripture saying "Ye are gods," suggesting a pluralism that contradicts Isaiah 46:5's rhetorical question on comparison.

John 10:34: Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:5

Mentions the existence of "gods many, and lords many," which contrasts with Isaiah 46:5's implication of uniqueness.

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