Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 43:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 43:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 43:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God told him the rules for using the altar when people want to offer gifts and sprinkle blood on it to say "thank you" to God. These rules help the people show they love and respect God.

Ezekiel 43:18: And he said unto me, Son of man, thus saith the Lord GOD; These [are] the ordinances of the altar in the day when they shall make it, to offer burnt offerings thereon, and to sprinkle blood thereon.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:24-25

These verses instruct that altars should be made of earth or unhewn stone, contradicting Ezekiel 43:18's detailed altar construction.

Exodus 20:24-25: An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse suggests God does not delight in burnt offerings, which contrasts with Ezekiel 43:18's instructions for such offerings.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-10

This passage emphasizes that God does not want burnt offerings, contrary to the instruction in Ezekiel 43:18.

Hebrews 10:8-10: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with Matthew 12:7

Jesus implies that God desires mercy, not sacrifice, which contrasts with the sacrificial system described in Ezekiel 43:18.

Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

God expresses His disdain for sacrifices and offerings, in contradiction to the sacrificial instructions in Ezekiel 43:18.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
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