Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 16:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 16:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 16:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is upset because the people took the nice gifts He gave them, like clothes and special oils, and used them for wrong things instead of honoring Him. It's like if you gave your friend a toy and they used it to be mean to others instead of playing nicely.

Ezekiel 16:18: And tookest thy broidered garments, and coveredst them: and thou hast set mine oil and mine incense before them.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits the making of graven images, which contradicts the portrayal of using such imagery in Ezekiel 16:18.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 4:16

Warns against corrupting oneself by making an idol, conflicting with the practices described in Ezekiel 16:18.

Deuteronomy 4:16: Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Contradiction with Leviticus 19:4

Commands not to turn to idols, contrasting the actions implied in Ezekiel 16:18.

Leviticus 19:4: Turn ye not unto idols, nor make to yourselves molten gods: I [am] the LORD your God.
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