Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 48:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 48:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 48:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, this verse means that a special piece of land is given to the good priests who stayed loyal and did what God asked, even when others did not. These priests are rewarded for staying true to God's rules.

Ezekiel 48:11: [It shall be] for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; which have kept my charge, which went not astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray. [It...: or, The sanctified portion shall be for the priests] [charge: or, ward, or, ordinance]

Contradiction with Numbers 18:20

Contradicts by stating that the priests will not have an inheritance in the land, whereas Ezekiel 48:11 specifies a designated portion for priests.

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 Ezekiel 44:28

States that God himself is the inheritance for priests instead of a portion of land, opposing the land allotment in Ezekiel 48:11.

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.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 10:9

Indicates that the tribe of Levi has no portion or inheritance of land among their brothers, contrasting with the designated land in Ezekiel 48:11.

Deuteronomy 10:9: Wherefore Levi hath no part nor inheritance with his brethren; the LORD [is] his inheritance, according as the LORD thy God promised him.

Contradiction with Joshua 13:33

Notes that the Levites received no land inheritance, only God as their inheritance, conflicting with Ezekiel 48:11.

Joshua 13:33: But unto the tribe of Levi Moses gave not [any] inheritance: the LORD God of Israel [was] their inheritance, as he said unto them.
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