Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 46:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 46:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 46:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God's special gate stays closed on regular days but opens on days meant for rest and celebration, like the Sabbath and the new moon days. This teaches people to take time to rest and remember God on special days.

Ezekiel 46:1: Thus saith the Lord GOD; The gate of the inner court that looketh toward the east shall be shut the six working days; but on the sabbath it shall be opened, and in the day of the new moon it shall be opened.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:9-10

Ezekiel 46:1 mentions the east gate being closed for six working days, while Exodus 20:9-10 describes working for six days and resting on the seventh, which indirectly suggests activity rather than closure on working days.

Exodus 20:9-10: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Contradiction with Numbers 28:3-4

Ezekiel 46:1 speaks about a temple's gate operation, while Numbers 28:3-4 indicates daily sacrifices and rituals, suggesting continuous temple activity rather than closure on any day.

Numbers 28:3-4: And thou shalt say unto them, This [is] the offering made by fire which ye shall offer unto the LORD; two lambs of the first year without spot day by day, [for] a continual burnt offering. [day by day: Heb. in a day]

Contradiction with Matthew 12:5

Contradicts Ezekiel 46:1 by stating the priests in the temple profane the Sabbath (by performing their duties) and are blameless, implying temple activities on all days, including the Sabbath, contrary to the east gate being shut for workdays and opened only on the Sabbath.

Matthew 12:5: Or have ye not read in the law, how that on the sabbath days the priests in the temple profane the sabbath, and are blameless?

Contradiction with Mark 2:27

Jesus said the Sabbath was made for man, not man for the Sabbath, suggesting a focus on human benefit rather than strict temple operational rules as implied in Ezekiel 46:1.

Mark 2:27: And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:
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