Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 43:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 43:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 43:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God's amazing brightness and greatness entered the special house through a gate that faced east. This shows that God is coming to stay there and be with the people.

Ezekiel 43:4: And the glory of the LORD came into the house by the way of the gate whose prospect [is] toward the east.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:20

This verse states that no one can see God and live, whereas Ezekiel 43:4 describes the glory of the Lord entering the temple, suggesting a visible manifestation of God.

Exodus 33:20: And he said, Thou canst not see my face: for there shall no man see me, and live.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

Solomon acknowledges that even the highest heavens cannot contain God, yet Ezekiel 43:4 describes Him entering a physical temple.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with John 4:24

This verse explains that God is spirit, yet Ezekiel 43:4 depicts a physical presence of God's glory entering the temple.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Stephen declares that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, contrasting with the idea in Ezekiel 43:4 of God's glory entering a temple.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

God states that heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool, questioning the significance of a temple made by human hands, which seems contradicted by the temple imagery in Ezekiel 43:4.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?
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