Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 44:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 44:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 44:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is saying that some special helpers, called the sons of Zadok, did a good job taking care of His holy place even when others didn't listen to Him. Because of this, God is happy with them and wants them to help Him with special jobs.

Ezekiel 44:15: But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:

Contradiction with Numbers 18:7

Numbers 18:7 states that only Aaron and his sons are to perform priestly duties, whereas Ezekiel 44:15 mentions the Levites, the sons of Zadok, as the ones ministering in the sanctuary.

Numbers 18:7: Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest's office for every thing of the altar, and within the vail; and ye shall serve: I have given your priest's office [unto you] as a service of gift: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 23:3

Deuteronomy 23:3 prohibits Ammonites and Moabites from entering the assembly of the Lord, but Ezekiel 44:15 speaks of any Levites ministering.

Deuteronomy 23:3: An Ammonite or Moabite shall not enter into the congregation of the LORD; even to their tenth generation shall they not enter into the congregation of the LORD for ever:

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:12

Hebrews 7:12 speaks of a change in the priesthood with Jesus, while Ezekiel 44:15 emphasizes the Zadokite line of Levites.

Hebrews 7:12: For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

Jeremiah 31:34 talks about a time when no one will need to teach another to know the Lord, which contrasts with the need for priests to minister and instruct noted in Ezekiel 44:15.

Jeremiah 31:34: And they shall teach no more every man his neighbour, and every man his brother, saying, Know the LORD: for they shall all know me, from the least of them unto the greatest of them, saith the LORD: for I will forgive their iniquity, and I will remember their sin no more.
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