Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 40:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 40:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 40:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse talks about special stone tables used for making offerings to God, where people would prepare and place their gifts. It's like having a special spot for giving presents to God.

Ezekiel 40:42: And the four tables [were] of hewn stone for the burnt offering, of a cubit and an half long, and a cubit and an half broad, and one cubit high: whereupon also they laid the instruments wherewith they slew the burnt offering and the sacrifice.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21

Amos speaks against ceremonial offerings, saying God despises such rituals, while Ezekiel 40:42 details the preparation of offerings.

Amos 5:21: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Isaiah questions the value of sacrifices when there is injustice, contrasting the specified altars for sacrifice in Ezekiel 40:42.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

David notes that God does not delight in sacrifices but in a contrite heart, contrasting with the emphasis on sacrificial preparations in Ezekiel 40:42.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Hosea emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which contradicts the detailed provisions for sacrifice in Ezekiel 40:42.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

Micah critiques sacrifices, advocating for justice, kindness, and humility instead, which contrasts with the sacrificial ordinances described in Ezekiel 40:42.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]
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