Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 18:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 18:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 18:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, if a father does bad things but his son sees this and decides not to do those bad things, the son is making a good choice. Christians understand this to mean that each person can choose to do the right thing, even if their parents did wrong things.

Ezekiel 18:14: Now, lo, [if] he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins which he hath done, and considereth, and doeth not such like,

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

This verse suggests that the iniquities of the fathers affect the children, contradicting the idea of individual responsibility highlighted in Ezekiel 18:14.

Exodus 20:5: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me;

Contradiction with Numbers 14:18

This verse emphasizes the Lord visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, which opposes the notion of personal accountability found in Ezekiel 18:14.

Numbers 14:18: The LORD [is] longsuffering, and of great mercy, forgiving iniquity and transgression, and by no means clearing [the guilty], visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation].

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:9

It states that the consequences of the parents' sins extend to the children, challenging the view presented in Ezekiel 18:14.

Deuteronomy 5:9: Thou shalt not bow down thyself unto them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God [am] a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth [generation] of them that hate me,

Contradiction with Jeremiah 32:18

The verse claims that the recompense for ancestral sins falls upon their descendants, contrasting the message of individual responsibility in Ezekiel 18:14.

Jeremiah 32:18: Thou shewest lovingkindness unto thousands, and recompensest the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children after them: the Great, the Mighty God, the LORD of hosts, [is] his name,
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