Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 11:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 11:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 11:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God's special brightness, which shows He is there, moved away from the city and went to a mountain nearby. This means God was leaving because the people did not listen to Him.

Ezekiel 11:23: And the glory of the LORD went up from the midst of the city, and stood upon the mountain which [is] on the east side of the city.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 37:26-27

While Ezekiel 11:23 describes the departure of the glory of the Lord from Jerusalem, Ezekiel 37:26-27 promises God's everlasting covenant and His presence in the midst of Israel forever.

Ezekiel 37:26-27: Moreover I will make a covenant of peace with them; it shall be an everlasting covenant with them: and I will place them, and multiply them, and will set my sanctuary in the midst of them for evermore.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:10-11

This passage notes the glory of the Lord filling the temple, contradicting Ezekiel 11:23 where the glory departs from Jerusalem.

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 Ezekiel 43:4-5

Ezekiel 43:4-5 describes the return of the glory of the Lord to the temple, in contrast to its departure in Ezekiel 11:23.

Ezekiel 43:4-5: And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect [is] toward the east.

Contradiction with Haggai 2:7-9

These verses prophesy that the glory of the latter house will be greater than the former, contradicting the departure of God's glory seen in Ezekiel 11:23.

Haggai 2:7-9: And I will shake all nations, and the desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory, saith the LORD of hosts.

Contradiction with Exodus 40:34-35

Here, the cloud covers the tent of meeting, and the glory of the Lord fills the tabernacle, contrasting with the absence of glory in Jerusalem as described in Ezekiel 11:23.

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