Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 44:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 44:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 44:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, after a person is made clean, they must wait seven more days to be ready for special duties or events. This teaches that being clean and ready takes time and patience.

Ezekiel 44:26: And after he is cleansed, they shall reckon unto him seven days.

Contradiction with Leviticus 21:10-12

These verses prohibit the high priest from being defiled by a dead body, even that of his parents, which contrasts with the provision in Ezekiel 44:26 allowing for defilement in certain cases.

Leviticus 21:10-12: And [he that is] the high priest among his brethren, upon whose head the anointing oil was poured, and that is consecrated to put on the garments, shall not uncover his head, nor rend his clothes;

Contradiction with Numbers 19:11-13

These verses declare anyone who touches a dead body to be unclean for seven days, which contrasts with the purification on the same day as specified for priests in Ezekiel 44:26.

Numbers 19:11-13: He that toucheth the dead body of any man shall be unclean seven days. [man: Heb. soul of man]

Contradiction with Leviticus 21:1-3

These verses allow priests to become unclean for close relatives, which aligns with Ezekiel 44:26, but the exclusion of the high priest as per Leviticus 21:10-12 is a point of contrast, as Ezekiel 44:26 speaks generally about priests.

Leviticus 21:1-3: And the LORD said unto Moses, Speak unto the priests the sons of Aaron, and say unto them, There shall none be defiled for the dead among his people:
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