Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 48:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 48:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 48:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is telling the people that if they had listened to Him, they would have had many, many children and grandchildren, just like there are lots of tiny pieces of sand. Their family's name would have lasted forever and never gone away.

Isaiah 48:19: Thy seed also had been as the sand, and the offspring of thy bowels like the gravel thereof; his name should not have been cut off nor destroyed from before me.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 7:9

This verse emphasizes God's faithfulness in keeping His covenant, while Isaiah 48:19 implies consequences for disobedience.

Deuteronomy 7:9: Know therefore that the LORD thy God, he [is] God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;

Contradiction with Galatians 3:16

This verse speaks of the singular "seed" referring to Christ, contrasting with the numerous descendants mentioned in Isaiah 48:19.

Galatians 3:16: Now to Abraham and his seed were the promises made. He saith not, And to seeds, as of many; but as of one, And to thy seed, which is Christ.

Contradiction with Genesis 22:17

God's promise of countless descendants to Abraham is fulfilled, which presents a contrast to the unfulfilled promise implied in Isaiah 48:19.

Genesis 22:17: That in blessing I will bless thee, and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed as the stars of the heaven, and as the sand which [is] upon the sea shore; and thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; [shore: Heb. lip]

Contradiction with Romans 9:27

Contains the idea that only a remnant of Israel will be saved, while Isaiah 48:19 suggests enduring prosperity and countless descendants.

Romans 9:27: Esaias also crieth concerning Israel, Though the number of the children of Israel be as the sand of the sea, a remnant shall be saved:

Contradiction with Exodus 32:10

God’s willingness to destroy the Israelites contradicts the promise of innumerable descendants in Isaiah 48:19.

Exodus 32:10: Now therefore let me alone, that my wrath may wax hot against them, and that I may consume them: and I will make of thee a great nation.
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