Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 46:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 46:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 46:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, during special celebrations, people should give certain amounts of flour and oil along with their animal offerings to show their love and thankfulness to God. This helps people remember how important it is to share and give back to God during special times.

Ezekiel 46:11: And in the feasts and in the solemnities the meat offering shall be an ephah to a bullock, and an ephah to a ram, and to the lambs as he is able to give, and an hin of oil to an ephah.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

It emphasizes obedience to God being more important than offerings, which can contradict the ritual focus of Ezekiel 46:11.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

God questions the value of sacrifices, which differs from the ceremonial importance suggested in Ezekiel 46:11.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

God desires mercy and not sacrifice, which could contradict the ceremonial emphasis of Ezekiel 46:11.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:7

Jesus quotes Hosea, emphasizing mercy over sacrifice, potentially contradicting the ritual focus in Ezekiel 46:11.

Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

God expresses disdain for feasts and offerings, which could be seen as a contradiction to the structured celebrations of Ezekiel 46:11.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
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