Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 43:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 43:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 43:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse means God wanted people to give Him special presents, like animals. The priests would put salt on these animals before giving them to God to show they were important and special gifts.

Ezekiel 43:24: And thou shalt offer them before the LORD, and the priests shall cast salt upon them, and they shall offer them up [for] a burnt offering unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

God expresses hatred for Israel's feasts and offerings, which contradicts the instructions for offerings in Ezekiel 43:24.

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]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Shows God's desire for mercy and knowledge of Him over burnt offerings, contrasting the detailed sacrificial instructions in Ezekiel 43:24.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-14

God questions the value of sacrifices, conflicting with Ezekiel 43:24's emphasis on offering sacrifices.

Isaiah 1:11-14: 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 Psalm 50:8-13

God states He has no need for animal sacrifices from Israel, which opposes the guidelines for sacrifice in Ezekiel 43:24.

Psalm 50:8-13: I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22-23

Suggests God did not command burnt offerings but obedience, contrasting the sacrificial focus in Ezekiel 43:24.

Jeremiah 7:22-23: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]
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