Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 40:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 40:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 40:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God showed him a picture of a special gate with three rooms on each side, and everything was the same size. This was to show that God likes things to be just right and fair for everyone.

Ezekiel 40:10: And the little chambers of the gate eastward [were] three on this side, and three on that side; they three [were] of one measure: and the posts had one measure on this side and on that side.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Implicitly contradicts the focus on specific measurements in Ezekiel 40:10 by emphasizing trust in the Lord rather than relying on one's own understanding or details.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:17

Challenges the detailed physical descriptions in Ezekiel 40:10 by suggesting they are a shadow of things to come, with the substance being found in Christ.

Colossians 2:17: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.

Contradiction with John 4:24

Contradicts the emphasis on physical structure in Ezekiel 40:10 by stating that worship is in spirit and truth, not tied to physical form.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:5

Contrasts the detailed building instructions in Ezekiel 40:10 with the idea that these are copies and shadows of heavenly things, not the true essence.

Hebrews 8:5: Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:23

Highlights a contradiction with Ezekiel 40:10 by emphasizing that more important spiritual matters like justice, mercy, and faith are often neglected for smaller details.

Matthew 23:23: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [anise: Gr. dill]
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