Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 11:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 11:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 11:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God wants people to follow His rules and live in the right way. When they do this, they become His special people, and He will love and care for them as their God.

Ezekiel 11:20: That they may walk in my statutes, and keep mine ordinances, and do them: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God.

Contradiction with Joshua 24:15

This verse emphasizes the personal choice to serve the Lord, contrasting with Ezekiel 11:20's notion of divine intervention causing people to follow God’s ordinances.

Joshua 24:15: And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that [were] on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:31-32

This verse mentions a new covenant that differs from the old covenant of following statutes, suggesting a different means of establishing obedience to God, unlike the direct enforcement seen in Ezekiel 11:20.

Jeremiah 31:31-32: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel, and with the house of Judah:

Contradiction with Romans 7:15-19

Paul speaks about the struggle to follow God's laws due to inherent sinfulness, which contradicts the idea in Ezekiel 11:20 that God will make people inherently obedient.

Romans 7:15-19: For that which I do I allow not: for what I would, that do I not; but what I hate, that do I. [allow: Gr. know]

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10-11

Although it speaks of a similar inward writing of laws, it emphasizes the need for all to know the Lord personally, which contrasts with the unilateral divine action described in Ezekiel 11:20.

Hebrews 8:10-11: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with Galatians 5:18

Suggests that being led by the Spirit frees one from the law, which seems to contradict the emphasis on strict adherence to commandments and ordinances in Ezekiel 11:20.

Galatians 5:18: But if ye be led of the Spirit, ye are not under the law.
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