Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 18:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 18:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 18:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, if someone chooses to be kind and fair, helps the poor, and follows God's rules, they will have a good life and not be punished for their parents' mistakes. It's like doing the right things makes their own life better and not being responsible for what others did wrong.

Ezekiel 18:17: [That] hath taken off his hand from the poor, [that] hath not received usury nor increase, hath executed my judgments, hath walked in my statutes; he shall not die for the iniquity of his father, he shall surely live.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:5

This verse mentions visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, contradicting Ezekiel 18:17's assertion that a son will not bear the guilt of his father's actions.

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

God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children up to the third and fourth generation contradicts the idea in Ezekiel 18:17 that one will not bear the iniquity of the father.

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

Like Exodus 20:5, this verse also speaks of God visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children, contrasting with the individual responsibility depicted in Ezekiel 18:17.

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 states that God repays the iniquity of the fathers into the bosom of their children, conflicting with Ezekiel 18:17's theme of personal responsibility for sin.

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,

Contradiction with Lamentations 5:7

This verse states "Our fathers have sinned, and are not; and we have borne their iniquities," which challenges the principle of individual accountability in Ezekiel 18:17.

Lamentations 5:7: Our fathers have sinned, [and are] not; and we have borne their iniquities.
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