Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 54:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 54:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 54:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God will teach all the children, and they will have a lot of peace because of His teachings. Christians believe this means God will guide them and give them calm and happiness.

Isaiah 54:13: And all thy children [shall be] taught of the LORD; and great [shall be] the peace of thy children.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 9:13-14

Contradicts by showing that despite being taught by the Lord, the people can still follow their own hearts and forget God's teachings.

Jeremiah 9:13-14: And the LORD saith, Because they have forsaken my law which I set before them, and have not obeyed my voice, neither walked therein;

Contradiction with Hosea 4:6

Contradicts by illustrating a lack of knowledge and rejection of God's teaching, leading to destruction and ignorance among the people.

Hosea 4:6: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. [destroyed: Heb. cut off]

Contradiction with Proverbs 22:6

Contradicts by implying that teaching alone does not necessarily lead to eternal righteousness, as it focuses on upbringing needing continued adherence.

Proverbs 22:6: Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. [Train...: or, Catechise] [in...: Heb. in his way]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 20:21

Demonstrates that despite the teaching of God's statutes, children can still choose to defy them, contradicting the idea of guaranteed peace from proper instruction.

Ezekiel 20:21: Notwithstanding the children rebelled against me: they walked not in my statutes, neither kept my judgments to do them, which [if] a man do, he shall even live in them; they polluted my sabbaths: then I said, I would pour out my fury upon them, to accomplish my anger against them in the wilderness.

Contradiction with 2 Timothy 3:7

Suggests that individuals can be continually learning yet never arrive at the knowledge of truth, contradicting the notion of successful divine teaching yielding understanding and peace.

2 Timothy 3:7: Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.
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