Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 40:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 40:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 40:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse describes a part of a special building, like a temple, with rooms, doors, and windows. It's telling us how big each part is, showing that everything was made just right, like a perfect puzzle.

Ezekiel 40:36: The little chambers thereof, the posts thereof, and the arches thereof, and the windows to it round about: the length [was] fifty cubits, and the breadth five and twenty cubits.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

This verse highlights God does not dwell in temples made with hands, whereas Ezekiel 40:36 is concerned with temple measurements, implying divine presence there.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

God states that heaven is His throne and the earth His footstool, contradicting the notion of His presence being confined to a temple, as suggested in Ezekiel 40:36.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jesus says the time is coming when worship will not be tied to physical locations such as the temple, unlike the detailed temple description in Ezekiel 40:36.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
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