Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 41:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 41:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 41:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, the temple had special rooms with doors that opened to the north and south, with a space around these rooms that was about as wide as a grown-up's big step. This description helps us imagine how God's special building was designed long ago.

Ezekiel 41:11: And the doors of the side chambers [were] toward [the place that was] left, one door toward the north, and another door toward the south: and the breadth of the place that was left [was] five cubits round about.

Contradiction with Genesis 6:16

Describes a window in Noah's ark for function and ventilation, differing from gates in Ezekiel 41:11 meant for temple structure.

Genesis 6:16: A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cubit shalt thou finish it above; and the door of the ark shalt thou set in the side thereof; [with] lower, second, and third [stories] shalt thou make it.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:4

Mentions windows of narrow light for Solomon's temple, contrasting the exterior side chambers in Ezekiel 41:11.

1 Kings 6:4: And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. [of...: or, broad within, and narrow without: or, skewed and closed]

Contradiction with Revelation 21:12

Describes the New Jerusalem with twelve gates named after the tribes of Israel, differing from the two doors mentioned in Ezekiel 41:11.

Revelation 21:12: And had a wall great and high, [and] had twelve gates, and at the gates twelve angels, and names written thereon, which are [the names] of the twelve tribes of the children of Israel:

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:2

Refers to the first tabernacle with candlestick, table, and shewbread, a different focus from architectural details of Ezekiel 41:11.

Hebrews 9:2: For there was a tabernacle made; the first, wherein [was] the candlestick, and the table, and the shewbread; which is called the sanctuary. [the sanctuary: or, holy]

Contradiction with John 10:9

Jesus describes Himself as the door for the sheep, a metaphorical use contrasting the literal doors in Ezekiel 41:11.

John 10:9: I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.
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