Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 22:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 22:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 22:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is telling the people of Israel that they have become like junk metal that isn't useful anymore. They are mixed up with bad stuff, just like how silver can have yucky bits when it's not pure.

Ezekiel 22:18: Son of man, the house of Israel is to me become dross: all they [are] brass, and tin, and iron, and lead, in the midst of the furnace; they are [even] the dross of silver. [dross of silver: Heb. drosses, etc]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:11

Ezekiel 22:18 refers to the impurities and shortcomings of people, likening them to dross, whereas 1 Corinthians 6:11 speaks of believers being washed, sanctified, and justified, highlighting their transformation and purity.

1 Corinthians 6:11: And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

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