Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 48:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 48:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 48:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God is giving each tribe of Israel a special piece of land. This part talks about the land given to the tribe of Manasseh, next to the land of Naphtali.

Ezekiel 48:4: And by the border of Naphtali, from the east side unto the west side, a [portion for] Manasseh.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:9

Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God, while Ezekiel 48:4 deals with the division of land among tribes, which historically involved conflict.

Matthew 5:9: Blessed [are] the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

In that he saith, A new covenant, he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to vanish away, suggesting a new covenant that contrasts with the tribal inheritance of Ezekiel 48:4.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus, which promotes unity, contrary to the specific tribal distinctions in Ezekiel 48:4.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.

Contradiction with Romans 2:28-29

For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither is that circumcision, which is outward in the flesh. But he is a Jew, which is one inwardly; and circumcision is that of the heart, in the spirit, and not in the letter; whose praise is not of men, but of God, contrasting spiritual identity with physical lineage divisions as in Ezekiel 48:4.

Romans 2:28-29: For he is not a Jew, which is one outwardly; neither [is that] circumcision, which is outward in the flesh:

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father, indicating a move away from specific land allocations like those mentioned in Ezekiel 48:4.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
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