Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 48:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 48:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 48:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse means that God is so powerful and big that He made the earth and the sky with His own hands. When God tells them to listen, they do it right away.

Isaiah 48:13: Mine hand also hath laid the foundation of the earth, and my right hand hath spanned the heavens: [when] I call unto them, they stand up together. [my...: or, the palm of my right hand hath spread out]

Contradiction with Genesis 1:1

This verse states that God created the heavens and the earth in the beginning, which could suggest a singular event rather than the separate acts of establishing the earth and extending the heavens by God's hands as described in Isaiah 48:13.

Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:10

Indicates that the foundation of the earth and the heavens are the work of the Lord, consistent with Isaiah 48:13, creating potential contrast in interpretation but not a direct contradiction.

Hebrews 1:10: And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:

Contradiction with John 1:3

Highlights that all things were made through Jesus, which may contradict the focus on the specific act of God's hands laying the foundation of the earth in Isaiah 48:13, possibly implying a different agency.

John 1:3: All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Contradiction with Job 9:6

Describes God shaking the earth out of its place, which could imply an ongoing change contrary to the foundational completion in Isaiah 48:13.

Job 9:6: Which shaketh the earth out of her place, and the pillars thereof tremble.

Contradiction with Psalm 102:25

This verse states that God of old laid the foundations of the earth, suggesting an ancient context, which might contrast with the more present tone of action in Isaiah 48:13.

Psalm 102:25: Of old hast thou laid the foundation of the earth: and the heavens [are] the work of thy hands.
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