Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 37:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 37:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 37:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God told him to take two sticks and join them together to show that different groups of people would become one family in God’s hands. This was to help everyone remember that God can bring them together and make them strong.

Ezekiel 37:17: And join them one to another into one stick; and they shall become one in thine hand.

Contradiction with Genesis 11:9

This verse talks about God scattering people and confusing their language, which contradicts the unification of two sticks representing tribes in Ezekiel 37:17.

Genesis 11:9: Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did the LORD scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth. [Babel: that is, Confusion]

Contradiction with Matthew 10:34

Jesus states He came not to bring peace, but a sword, contradicting the idea of unification and peace in Ezekiel 37:17.

Matthew 10:34: Think not that I am come to send peace on earth: I came not to send peace, but a sword.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 14:33

States God is not the author of confusion, contrasting the division and confusion present before the unification in Ezekiel 37:17.

1 Corinthians 14:33: For God is not [the author] of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. [confusion: Gr. tumult, or, unquietness]

Contradiction with Luke 12:51-53

Jesus mentions division within households, contrasting with the unification found in Ezekiel 37:17.

Luke 12:51-53: Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

Contradiction with Amos 3:3

Questions if two can walk together unless they agree, which opposes the act of unifying different entities in Ezekiel 37:17.

Amos 3:3: Can two walk together, except they be agreed?
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