Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 46:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 46:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 46:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God wants the people to bring a lamb, some flour, and oil every morning as a special gift to Him. This is done to show love and obedience to God each day.

Ezekiel 46:15: Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the meat offering, and the oil, every morning [for] a continual burnt offering.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

While Ezekiel 46:15 emphasizes the importance of daily offerings, Isaiah 1:11 questions the value of such sacrifices if devoid of genuine faith and obedience.

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

Ezekiel 46:15 prescribes ritual offerings, but Hosea 6:6 argues that God desires mercy and knowledge of Him rather than burnt offerings.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

Ezekiel 46:15 outlines a requirement for sacrifices, yet Amos 5:21-22 depicts God's disdain for sacrifices when detached from righteousness.

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]

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

While Ezekiel 46:15 insists on specific offerings, Micah 6:6-8 suggests that what God truly requires is justice, mercy, and humility.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]

Contradiction with Mark 12:33

Ezekiel 46:15 mandates ritual observances, in contrast, Mark 12:33 prioritizes loving God and one's neighbor as more significant than offerings and sacrifices.

Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-10

Ezekiel 46:15 calls for continuous offerings, whereas Hebrews 10:8-10 asserts that God takes no pleasure in burnt offerings, emphasizing Christ's sacrifice as the ultimate offering.

Hebrews 10:8-10: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;
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