Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 44:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 44:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 44:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is telling him to listen carefully and pay attention to everything about the rules and ways of the temple. God wants him to watch closely who comes in and who goes out of this special place.

Ezekiel 44:5: And the LORD said unto me, Son of man, mark well, and behold with thine eyes, and hear with thine ears all that I say unto thee concerning all the ordinances of the house of the LORD, and all the laws thereof; and mark well the entering in of the house, with every going forth of the sanctuary. [mark well: Heb. set thine heart] [mark well: Heb. set thine heart]

Contradiction with Numbers 12:6

This verse suggests that God speaks through visions and dreams, which can be seen as a contrast to the specific focus on physical observation and auditory reception in Ezekiel 44:5.

Numbers 12:6: And he said, Hear now my words: If there be a prophet among you, [I] the LORD will make myself known unto him in a vision, [and] will speak unto him in a dream.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 31:34

This verse indicates that all will know the Lord directly, contrasting with Ezekiel 44:5 where instructions about laws and ordinances are being given to one specific person, implying not everyone is directly informed.

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.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:10

Here, God talks about putting His laws into people’s minds and hearts, contrasting with the physical marking and observing of laws detailed in Ezekiel 44:5.

Hebrews 8:10: For this [is] the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: [put: Gr. give] [in: or, upon]

Contradiction with Amos 8:11

It speaks of a famine of hearing the words of the Lord, which contradicts Ezekiel 44:5 where there is an active communication of God's words.

Amos 8:11: Behold, the days come, saith the Lord GOD, that I will send a famine in the land, not a famine of bread, nor a thirst for water, but of hearing the words of the LORD:

Contradiction with Matthew 13:13

Jesus explains speaking in parables to those who see but do not perceive, contrasting with the direct and clear instruction to "mark well" what is seen and heard in Ezekiel 44:5.

Matthew 13:13: Therefore speak I to them in parables: because they seeing see not; and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.
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