Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 51:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 51:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 51:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, this verse is asking God to wake up and be strong like He was long ago, reminding Him of how He defeated a big, scary enemy. It's like asking a superhero to save the day, just like they did in old stories.

Isaiah 51:9: Awake, awake, put on strength, O arm of the LORD; awake, as in the ancient days, in the generations of old. [Art] thou not it that hath cut Rahab, [and] wounded the dragon?

Contradiction with Genesis 1:21

Isaiah 51:9 speaks of the Lord's arm cutting Rahab and wounding the dragon, while Genesis 1:21 describes God creating sea creatures (which include dragons) as good creations, contradicting the idea of destruction.

Genesis 1:21: And God created great whales, and every living creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl after his kind: and God saw that [it was] good.

Contradiction with Isaiah 27:1

Isaiah 51:9 refers to waking up to cut the dragon, while Isaiah 27:1 predicts the future punishing of the Leviathan, suggesting a different timing and nature of the act.

Isaiah 27:1: In that day the LORD with his sore and great and strong sword shall punish leviathan the piercing serpent, even leviathan that crooked serpent; and he shall slay the dragon that [is] in the sea. [piercing: or, crossing like a bar]

Contradiction with Job 26:12

Isaiah 51:9 shows the divine act of slaying the dragon as a past event, whereas Job 26:12 explains the sea being divided by God's power, which does not suggest defeat of a dragon.

Job 26:12: He divideth the sea with his power, and by his understanding he smiteth through the proud. [the proud: Heb. pride]

Contradiction with Revelation 12:9

Isaiah 51:9 mentions historical events of slaying a dragon in the past, while Revelation 12:9 refers to the dragon, the devil, being cast out in a future context.

Revelation 12:9: And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

Contradiction with Psalm 74:13

Isaiah 51:9 calls for God to awake and act powerfully, implying inaction; Psalm 74:13 reflects past power where God already broke the heads of dragons, highlighting past actions.

Psalm 74:13: Thou didst divide the sea by thy strength: thou brakest the heads of the dragons in the waters. [divide: Heb. break] [dragons: or, whales]
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