Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 42:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 42:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 42:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, these special rooms in the temple are for the priests to eat and keep holy things, like special food they offer to God. It’s a special place because it's where they do things to show their love and respect for God.

Ezekiel 42:13: Then said he unto me, The north chambers [and] the south chambers, which [are] before the separate place, they [be] holy chambers, where the priests that approach unto the LORD shall eat the most holy things: there shall they lay the most holy things, and the meat offering, and the sin offering, and the trespass offering; for the place [is] holy.

Contradiction with Exodus 29:37

Exodus 29:37 states that whoever touches the altar must be holy, which contrasts with Ezekiel 42:13, where the distinction of holiness is attributed specifically to those who enter the rooms to eat the offerings.

Exodus 29:37: Seven days thou shalt make an atonement for the altar, and sanctify it; and it shall be an altar most holy: whatsoever toucheth the altar shall be holy.

Contradiction with Leviticus 6:18

Leviticus 6:18 indicates that every male among Aaron's descendants may eat of the offerings, while Ezekiel 42:13 specifies holy chambers for consumption.

Leviticus 6:18: All the males among the children of Aaron shall eat of it. [It shall be] a statute for ever in your generations concerning the offerings of the LORD made by fire: every one that toucheth them shall be holy.

Contradiction with Leviticus 7:6

In Leviticus 7:6, it is stated that any male priest may eat the offerings but contradicts Ezekiel 42:13 outlining specific areas for this purpose.

Leviticus 7:6: Every male among the priests shall eat thereof: it shall be eaten in the holy place: it [is] most holy.

Contradiction with Numbers 18:10

Numbers 18:10 speaks about eating offerings in the most holy place, contrasting Ezekiel 42:13, which specifies holy chambers around the temple area.

Numbers 18:10: In the most holy [place] shalt thou eat it; every male shall eat it: it shall be holy unto thee.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:18

Deuteronomy 12:18 permits eating offerings outside the central sanctuary, conflicting with Ezekiel 42:13's requirement for specific chambers.

Deuteronomy 12:18: But thou must eat them before the LORD thy God in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose, thou, and thy son, and thy daughter, and thy manservant, and thy maidservant, and the Levite that [is] within thy gates: and thou shalt rejoice before the LORD thy God in all that thou puttest thine hands unto.
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