Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 46:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 46:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 46:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God says that if a prince gives a gift to his children, it will belong to them forever. This means that what a parent gives to their kids stays with them as their special treasure.

Ezekiel 46:16: Thus saith the Lord GOD; If the prince give a gift unto any of his sons, the inheritance thereof shall be his sons'; it [shall be] their possession by inheritance.

Contradiction with Numbers 18:20

This verse states that the Lord is the inheritance of the Levites, meaning they should not have land possessions, which could contradict the inheritance rules outlined in Ezekiel 46:16.

Numbers 18:20: And the LORD spake unto Aaron, Thou shalt have no inheritance in their land, neither shalt thou have any part among them: I [am] thy part and thine inheritance among the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:1-2

These verses declare that the Levites shall have no inheritance of land among the Israelites, contradicting the idea of distributing land as an inheritance.

Deuteronomy 18:1-2: The priests the Levites, [and] all the tribe of Levi, shall have no part nor inheritance with Israel: they shall eat the offerings of the LORD made by fire, and his inheritance.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:14

It states that the tribe of Levi did not receive a land inheritance like other tribes, contrasting with the idea in Ezekiel of granting land to sons.

Joshua 13:14: Only unto the tribe of Levi he gave none inheritance; the sacrifices of the LORD God of Israel made by fire [are] their inheritance, as he said unto them.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 44:28

States that the priests shall have no inheritance except for the Lord, contradicting the allocation of land as described in Ezekiel 46:16.

Ezekiel 44:28: And it shall be unto them for an inheritance: I [am] their inheritance: and ye shall give them no possession in Israel: I [am] their possession.
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