Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 41:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 41:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 41:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this part of the Bible talks about a special place that was decorated with cool pictures. One picture shows a man's face looking at a palm tree on one side and a young lion's face looking at a palm tree on the other side, and this decoration was all around the special place.

Ezekiel 41:19: So that the face of a man [was] toward the palm tree on the one side, and the face of a young lion toward the palm tree on the other side: [it was] made through all the house round about.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5

These verses prohibit the making of graven images or any likeness of anything in heaven or earth, which contradicts Ezekiel 41:19 that depicts cherubim with human and lion faces carved in the temple.

Exodus 20:4-5: 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 Deuteronomy 4:16-18

Warns against making idols in the shape of any figure, including male or female, which contrasts with the carved imagery of cherubim in Ezekiel 41:19.

Deuteronomy 4:16-18: Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8

God states He will not give His glory to another or His praise to graven images, contradicting Ezekiel’s vision of temple decorations.

Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:29

Although similar in depicting carved figures in the temple, this verse indirectly contradicts the uniqueness of Ezekiel's temple by showing another instance, implying differences in representations and contexts could be seen as contradictory.

1 Kings 6:29: And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. [open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:3-5

Criticizes the practice of creating and revering carved figures, which contrasts with the sanctioned imagery in Ezekiel 41:19.

Jeremiah 10:3-5: For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. [customs...: Heb. statutes, or, ordinances are vanity]
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