Contradictions and Paradoxes in Isaiah 63:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Isaiah 63:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Isaiah 63:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Isaiah, God is very kind and good to us, and we should remember and talk about all the nice things He has done. He has been especially good to the people of Israel because He loves them very much and is full of mercy.

Isaiah 63:7: I will mention the lovingkindnesses of the LORD, [and] the praises of the LORD, according to all that the LORD hath bestowed on us, and the great goodness toward the house of Israel, which he hath bestowed on them according to his mercies, and according to the multitude of his lovingkindnesses.

Contradiction with Judges 2:18

This verse describes times when God allowed Israel to be oppressed, seemingly contradicting the emphasis on God's kindness in Isaiah 63:7.

Judges 2:18: And when the LORD raised them up judges, then the LORD was with the judge, and delivered them out of the hand of their enemies all the days of the judge: for it repented the LORD because of their groanings by reason of them that oppressed them and vexed them.

Contradiction with Psalm 44:24

Questions why God hides His face and forgets affliction, contrasting the celebration of God's mercies in Isaiah 63:7.

Psalm 44:24: Wherefore hidest thou thy face, [and] forgettest our affliction and our oppression?

Contradiction with Job 30:20

Job feels unheard by God, a sentiment contrary to the acknowledgment of God's goodness in Isaiah 63:7.

Job 30:20: I cry unto thee, and thou dost not hear me: I stand up, and thou regardest me [not].

Contradiction with Lamentations 3:8

The writer feels God ignores his prayers, differing from the theme of God's mercies in Isaiah 63:7.

Lamentations 3:8: Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

Describes vanity and situations where the righteous suffer and the wicked prosper, challenging the idea of clear and evident goodness in Isaiah 63:7.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Malachi 1:4

This verse speaks of God's indignation, which contrasts the mercies and lovingkindness celebrated in Isaiah 63:7.

Malachi 1:4: Whereas Edom saith, We are impoverished, but we will return and build the desolate places; thus saith the LORD of hosts, They shall build, but I will throw down; and they shall call them, The border of wickedness, and, The people against whom the LORD hath indignation for ever.
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