Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 41:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 41:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 41:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, the walls of a special room in God's house were very thick, about as long as a grown man's arm. These thick walls helped create space for other rooms inside the house.

Ezekiel 41:9: The thickness of the wall, which [was] for the side chamber without, [was] five cubits: and [that] which [was] left [was] the place of the side chambers that [were] within.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:2

Ezekiel 41:9 speaks of a wall's thickness as six cubits, while 1 Kings 6:2 mentions the dimensions of Solomon's temple but not the wall thickness, implying different designs.

1 Kings 6:2: And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:7

This verse describes the temple being built without the sound of tools, contrasting with the detailed construction methods implied in Ezekiel's vision.

1 Kings 6:7: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:31-32

The elaborate decoration of doors in Solomon’s temple contrasts with Ezekiel's focus on structural measurements, implying different priorities in design.

1 Kings 6:31-32: And for the entering of the oracle he made doors [of] olive tree: the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall]. [a fifth...: or, fivesquare]

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:3-4

Describes different dimensions for the Solomonic temple, contrasting with the dimensions and structure in Ezekiel's vision.

2 Chronicles 3:3-4: 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 21:16

Describes the New Jerusalem with equal dimensions on all sides, which contrasts with the asymmetrical dimensions in Ezekiel 41:9.

Revelation 21:16: And the city lieth foursquare, and the length is as large as the breadth: and he measured the city with the reed, twelve thousand furlongs. The length and the breadth and the height of it are equal.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:38-40

Describes the future expansion of Jerusalem with no specific wall measurements, contrasting with the precise measurements of the wall in Ezekiel.

Jeremiah 31:38-40: Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that the city shall be built to the LORD from the tower of Hananeel unto the gate of the corner.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

Speaks of a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, suggesting a spiritual temple as opposed to Ezekiel's physical measurements.

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 Revelation 21:22

Describes a city without a temple, contradicting the need for any temple measurements as seen in Ezekiel 41:9.

Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
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