Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 10:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 10:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 10:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God’s special presence left the temple and moved to where the angels were. This made the people very sad because they believed God was no longer with them in their special place.

Ezekiel 10:18: Then the glory of the LORD departed from off the threshold of the house, and stood over the cherubims.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:10-11

These verses describe the glory of the Lord filling the temple, contrary to Ezekiel 10:18 where the glory of the Lord departs from the temple.

1 Kings 8:10-11: And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy [place], that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,

Contradiction with Exodus 40:34-35

These verses mention the glory of the Lord filling the tabernacle, contrasting with the departure of the glory of the Lord from the temple in Ezekiel 10:18.

Exodus 40:34-35: Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 5:13-14

Describes the filling of the house of the Lord with the glory of God, in opposition to its departure in Ezekiel 10:18.

2 Chronicles 5:13-14: It came even to pass, as the trumpeters and singers [were] as one, to make one sound to be heard in praising and thanking the LORD; and when they lifted up [their] voice with the trumpets and cymbals and instruments of musick, and praised the LORD, [saying], For [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever: that [then] the house was filled with a cloud, [even] the house of the LORD;
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