Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 22:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 22:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 22:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God talked to Ezekiel and gave him an important message to share with others. This means that God had something special to say to his people through Ezekiel.

Ezekiel 22:23: And the word of the LORD came unto me, saying,

Contradiction with Jeremiah 5:1

This verse suggests that a single righteous person can save the city, which contradicts Ezekiel 22:23's depiction of widespread corruption without hope of a savior.

Jeremiah 5:1: Run ye to and fro through the streets of Jerusalem, and see now, and know, and seek in the broad places thereof, if ye can find a man, if there be [any] that executeth judgment, that seeketh the truth; and I will pardon it.

Contradiction with Genesis 18:32

This verse implies that God would spare Sodom for ten righteous people, contradicting Ezekiel 22:23 where a complete lack of righteousness is assumed.

Genesis 18:32: And he said, Oh let not the Lord be angry, and I will speak yet but this once: Peradventure ten shall be found there. And he said, I will not destroy [it] for ten's sake.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:9

This verse acknowledges a remnant spared by God, contradicting Ezekiel 22:23's emphasis on universal corruption and impending judgment.

Isaiah 1:9: Except the LORD of hosts had left unto us a very small remnant, we should have been as Sodom, [and] we should have been like unto Gomorrah.

Contradiction with Romans 11:4

Presents the idea of a faithful remnant, contradicting the notion of total faithlessness in Ezekiel 22:23.

Romans 11:4: But what saith the answer of God unto him? I have reserved to myself seven thousand men, who have not bowed the knee to [the image of] Baal.
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