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Is the context of Isaiah really telling us conspiracy theories don't exist or something else?Isaiah had an interesting take on conspiracy theory...
Isaiah 8:12 (NKJV)
12 “Do not say, ‘A conspiracy,’
Concerning all that this people call a conspiracy,
Nor be afraid of their threats, nor be troubled.
“The reference could to be to the alliance which Ahaz was negotiating with the Assyria. To Isaiah this was no alliance but submission, trading sovereignty for supposed safety, signing their own death warrant. Those who lived under the word and promise of God were those called to hold aloof from popular clamor for the supposed safety of political alliance and worldly armed strength.”
“Isaiah and his disciples are to have no part in a fear-ridden society but to be conspicuous for a different life-style, unmoved by the fears around; a calm in the midst of life’s storms and menaces.”
J. Alec Motyer’s -The Prophecy of Isaiah: An Introduction and Commentary
Other verses that speak of conspiracy
Psalm 2:1-2
Daniel 11:21-24
Jeremiah 6:6-10
Ezekiel 22-23-25
I believe the overall message is not that conspiracy theories are not real, but that we should not fear them, if we put our trust in God.