Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
Prohibits making graven images, while Ezekiel 1:16 visually describes the likeness of living creatures.
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 4:15-16
Warns against creating an image, whereas Ezekiel 1:16 provides a graphic vision that involves complex imagery.
Deuteronomy 4:15-16: Take ye therefore good heed unto yourselves; for ye saw no manner of similitude on the day [that] the LORD spake unto you in Horeb out of the midst of the fire:
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 5:7
Emphasizes walking by faith, not by sight, in contrast to the detailed visual description in Ezekiel 1:16.
2 Corinthians 5:7: (For we walk by faith, not by sight:)
Contradiction with John 4:24
Asserts that God is spirit, yet Ezekiel 1:16 gives a physical and visible form to divine vision.
John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
Contradiction with Isaiah 40:18
States there is no likeness to God, yet Ezekiel 1:16 describes a semblance or form in a vision.
Isaiah 40:18: To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Paradox #1
The description of the wheels in Ezekiel 1:16 might be seen as scientifically inconsistent because it portrays a vision of wheels that can move in any direction without turning. In the physical world, all vehicles with wheels require a turning mechanism to change direction. The concept might conflict with our understanding of how wheel mechanisms and physics work.