Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 59:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 59:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 59:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God saw that no one was there to help, so He decided to save everyone Himself with His own power because He does what is right.

Isaiah 59:16: And he saw that [there was] no man, and wondered that [there was] no intercessor: therefore his arm brought salvation unto him; and his righteousness, it sustained him.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 22:30

Unlike Isaiah 59:16, where no intercessor is found, Ezekiel 22:30 implies there was an attempt to find someone to stand in the gap, highlighting divine search for an intercessor.

Ezekiel 22:30: And I sought for a man among them, that should make up the hedge, and stand in the gap before me for the land, that I should not destroy it: but I found none.

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:5

This verse contradicts Isaiah 59:16 by stating that there is one mediator between God and men, Christ Jesus, whereas Isaiah 59:16 suggests an absence of any intercessor.

1 Timothy 2:5: For [there is] one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;

Contradiction with Isaiah 53:12

Unlike Isaiah 59:16, which indicates no intercessor, Isaiah 53:12 prophesies the intercession of the suffering servant for transgressors.

Isaiah 53:12: Therefore will I divide him [a portion] with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:25

This verse contradicts Isaiah 59:16 by describing Jesus as an eternal intercessor, countering the absence of one in Isaiah 59:16.

Hebrews 7:25: Wherefore he is able also to save them to the uttermost that come unto God by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for them. [to the...: or, evermore]
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