Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 20:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 20:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 20:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God helped His people leave Egypt and took them into the desert so they could learn to trust Him. He wanted to take care of them and show them how to live in a good way.

Ezekiel 20:10: Wherefore I caused them to go forth out of the land of Egypt, and brought them into the wilderness.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 1:31

Describes God carrying the Israelites as a father carries his son, contradicting Ezekiel 20:10 where God leads them out of Egypt with severity due to their rebellion.

Deuteronomy 1:31: And in the wilderness, where thou hast seen how that the LORD thy God bare thee, as a man doth bear his son, in all the way that ye went, until ye came into this place.

Contradiction with Hosea 11:1

States that when Israel was a child, God loved him and called him out of Egypt, contrasting with Ezekiel 20:10 that emphasizes the rebelliousness of the Israelites.

Hosea 11:1: When Israel [was] a child, then I loved him, and called my son out of Egypt.

Contradiction with Psalm 136:12

Highlights God's deliverance with a strong hand and outstretched arm as an act of steadfast love, differing from the depiction of God’s severe leadership in Ezekiel 20:10.

Psalm 136:12: With a strong hand, and with a stretched out arm: for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

Contradiction with Exodus 13:21

God leads them with care using a pillar of cloud by day and fire by night, suggesting guidance and protection rather than severity as in Ezekiel 20:10.

Exodus 13:21: And the LORD went before them by day in a pillar of a cloud, to lead them the way; and by night in a pillar of fire, to give them light; to go by day and night:
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