Contradictions and Paradoxes in Matthew 1:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Matthew 1:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Matthew 1:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Matthew, everything happened to keep a promise that God made through one of His special messengers a long time ago. This shows us that God always keeps His promises.

Matthew 1:22: Now all this was done, that it might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by the prophet, saying,

Contradiction with Genesis 6:6

This verse expresses God's regret for creating humans, while Matthew 1:22 implies God's intentional fulfillment of prophecy through Jesus' birth.

Genesis 6:6: And it repented the LORD that he had made man on the earth, and it grieved him at his heart.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:29

States that God does not change His mind, yet Matthew 1:22 implies God’s will adapting through prophecy fulfillment in Jesus.

1 Samuel 15:29: And also the Strength of Israel will not lie nor repent: for he [is] not a man, that he should repent. [Strength: or, Eternity, or, Victory]

Contradiction with Jonah 3:10

God changes His plan based on human actions, contradicting Matthew 1:22’s assertion of a definitive prophecy fulfillment.

Jonah 3:10: And God saw their works, that they turned from their evil way; and God repented of the evil, that he had said that he would do unto them; and he did [it] not.

Contradiction with James 1:17

Asserts God’s unchanging nature, contrasting with Matthew 1:22 where the prophecy fulfillment suggests an intentional intervention.

James 1:17: Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.
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