Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 40:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 40:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 40:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse shows how God gave special instructions for building something important. It means God cares about every little detail and wanted everything to be just right.

Ezekiel 40:8: He measured also the porch of the gate within, one reed.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:17

This verse describes measurements of Solomon's temple, which differ from those in Ezekiel 40:8.

1 Kings 6:17: And the house, that [is], the temple before it, was forty cubits [long].

Contradiction with Exodus 26:1-2

The tabernacle's measurements and design here differ from the temple description in Ezekiel 40:8.

Exodus 26:1-2: Moreover thou shalt make the tabernacle [with] ten curtains [of] fine twined linen, and blue, and purple, and scarlet: [with] cherubims of cunning work shalt thou make them. [of cunning...: Heb. the work of a cunning workman, or, embroiderer]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:3

Solomon's temple dimensions are portrayed differently, which contradicts the measurements given in Ezekiel 40:8.

2 Chronicles 3:3: Now these [are the things wherein] Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. [instructed: Heb. founded]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:15-16

The measurements and description of the New Jerusalem contrast with those found in Ezekiel 40:8.

Revelation 21:15-16: And he that talked with me had a golden reed to measure the city, and the gates thereof, and the wall thereof.

Contradiction with Numbers 4:5-6

Instructions for the tabernacle's covering differ from those given in the temple's design in Ezekiel 40:8.

Numbers 4:5-6: And when the camp setteth forward, Aaron shall come, and his sons, and they shall take down the covering vail, and cover the ark of testimony with it:
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