Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 24:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 24:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 24:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is telling a story using a cooking pot to explain something important. The pot and the pieces of meat stand for the people and the coming trouble, teaching them to think about making good choices.

Ezekiel 24:4: Gather the pieces thereof into it, [even] every good piece, the thigh, and the shoulder; fill [it] with the choice bones.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:7

Contradicts Ezekiel 24:4's call for action in preparing a pot by advising not to be wise in one's own eyes, implying reliance on oneself rather than on God's wisdom could lead to error.

Proverbs 3:7: Be not wise in thine own eyes: fear the LORD, and depart from evil.

Contradiction with James 1:19

Opposes the swift action of setting a pot to boil in Ezekiel by advising people to be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, advocating patience over haste.

James 1:19: Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:34

Contrasts with the focus on immediate preparations in Ezekiel 24:4 by suggesting not to worry about tomorrow and emphasizing trust in God for future needs.

Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:18

Opposes the physical action of gathering and boiling in Ezekiel by encouraging focus on the eternal rather than the temporary, material preparation.

2 Corinthians 4:18: While we look not at the things which are seen, but at the things which are not seen: for the things which are seen [are] temporal; but the things which are not seen [are] eternal.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 4:7

Contradicts the urgent preparation depicted by focusing on the end of all things, urging sober-mindedness and prayer over immediate physical tasks.

1 Peter 4:7: But the end of all things is at hand: be ye therefore sober, and watch unto prayer.

Contradiction with Psalm 46:10

Calls for stillness and recognition of God, which contrasts with the active preparation of a meal in Ezekiel 24:4, emphasizing inner peace over outer activity.

Psalm 46:10: Be still, and know that I [am] God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.
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