Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 22:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 22:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 22:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is very angry and wants to teach the people a lesson. He will bring them together and punish them to help them understand they did something wrong.

Ezekiel 22:21: Yea, I will gather you, and blow upon you in the fire of my wrath, and ye shall be melted in the midst thereof.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 2:6

This verse speaks of the Lord's power to both kill and make alive, contrasting the destructive theme in Ezekiel 22:21 with God's ability to restore life.

1 Samuel 2:6: The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.

Contradiction with Jonah 4:2

This verse highlights God's graciousness and mercy, contrasting with the harshness and anger in Ezekiel 22:21.

Jonah 4:2: And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, [was] not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou [art] a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:44

Encourages love for enemies and prayer for those who persecute you, unlike the judgment pronounced in Ezekiel 22:21.

Matthew 5:44: But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

Contradiction with Matthew 18:21-22

Jesus teaches forgiveness "until seventy times seven," contrasting the definitive judgment in Ezekiel 22:21.

Matthew 18:21-22: Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times?

Contradiction with Romans 12:20

Advises feeding your enemy if he is hungry, rather than consuming them with fire as in Ezekiel 22:21.

Romans 12:20: Therefore if thine enemy hunger, feed him; if he thirst, give him drink: for in so doing thou shalt heap coals of fire on his head.
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