Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 40:43

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 40:43 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 40:43. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse talks about how there were special hooks and tables where meat for offerings was placed in a temple. It shows that everything was set up in an orderly way for special rituals to honor God.

Ezekiel 40:43: And within [were] hooks, an hand broad, fastened round about: and upon the tables [was] the flesh of the offering. [hooks: or, andirons, or, the two hearthstones]

Contradiction with Leviticus 11:7

This verse prohibits the consumption of pork, which contrasts with the detailed instructions for sacrifices in Ezekiel, suggesting a different emphasis on dietary laws.

Leviticus 11:7: And the swine, though he divide the hoof, and be clovenfooted, yet he cheweth not the cud; he [is] unclean to you.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the need for sacrifices, contrasting with Ezekiel's detailed sacrificial ordinances.

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 Matthew 9:13

This verse emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, contrasting with Ezekiel's detailed sacrificial requirements.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8

This verse speaks against the necessity of animal sacrifices, contradicting the sacrificial details outlined in Ezekiel.

Hebrews 10:8: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

These verses express disdain for Israel's feasts and offerings, contrasting the detailed sacrificial rituals described in Ezekiel.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
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