Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 40:48

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 40:48 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 40:48. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God showed him a special house and measured the porch and the gate. It's like when someone builds a house, and they make sure everything is just the right size.

Ezekiel 40:48: And he brought me to the porch of the house, and measured [each] post of the porch, five cubits on this side, and five cubits on that side: and the breadth of the gate [was] three cubits on this side, and three cubits on that side.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse forbids making graven images, while Ezekiel 40:48 describes detailed temple measurements, suggesting a physical representation.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with John 4:24

States that God is spirit and worship should be in spirit, potentially contrasting with the emphasis on physical temple details in Ezekiel 40:48.

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

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

Mentions Christ as a high priest of better things through a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, contrasting with the physical temple description in Ezekiel 40:48.

Hebrews 9:11: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Declares that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, opposing the detailed description of a temple in Ezekiel 40:48.

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