Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 10:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 10:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 10:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this means that God's special presence, which was with the angels, moved to be over the doorway of the temple. The whole place became bright and filled with a glowing cloud, showing that God was there.

Ezekiel 10:4: Then the glory of the LORD went up from the cherub, [and stood] over the threshold of the house; and the house was filled with the cloud, and the court was full of the brightness of the LORD'S glory. [went up: Heb. was lifted up]

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

This verse says no man can see God and live, yet Ezekiel 10:4 describes the visible glory of the Lord.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with John 1:18

States that no one has seen God at any time, which contrasts with the vision of God's glory seen in Ezekiel 10:4.

John 1:18: No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 6:16

Describes God as dwelling in unapproachable light, which seems to contradict the visibleness of God's glory in Ezekiel 10:4.

1 Timothy 6:16: Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see: to whom [be] honour and power everlasting. Amen.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:12

Suggests God dwells in darkness, contrasting with the brightness of the Lord's glory in Ezekiel 10:4.

1 Kings 8:12: Then spake Solomon, The LORD said that he would dwell in the thick darkness.

Contradiction with Exodus 40:35

Suggests Moses couldn't enter the tabernacle when God's glory filled it, yet Ezekiel sees the glory without such restriction.

Exodus 40:35: And Moses was not able to enter into the tent of the congregation, because the cloud abode thereon, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Contradiction with Isaiah 6:1

Describes Isaiah seeing the Lord seated on a high throne, which differs from the depiction of God's mobile glory in Ezekiel 10:4.

Isaiah 6:1: In the year that king Uzziah died I saw also the Lord sitting upon a throne, high and lifted up, and his train filled the temple. [his...: or, the skirts thereof]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:23

States that the city has no need of the sun or moon because God's glory illuminates it, offering a different context for God's glory than in Ezekiel 10:4.

Revelation 21:23: And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.
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