Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezekiel 8:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezekiel 8:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezekiel 8:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezekiel, God showed him that the leaders of Israel were secretly doing bad things, thinking that God couldn't see them or didn’t care anymore. This verse teaches that God knows everything, even things done in secret.

Ezekiel 8:12: Then said he unto me, Son of man, hast thou seen what the ancients of the house of Israel do in the dark, every man in the chambers of his imagery? for they say, The LORD seeth us not; the LORD hath forsaken the earth.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 16:17

This verse states that God's eyes are on all man's ways and they are not hidden from Him, contradicting the belief in hidden sins in Ezekiel 8:12.

Jeremiah 16:17: For mine eyes [are] upon all their ways: they are not hid from my face, neither is their iniquity hid from mine eyes.

Contradiction with Psalm 139:7-12

These verses emphasize that there is nowhere man can go to escape God's presence, contradicting the sense of hidden actions in Ezekiel 8:12.

Psalm 139:7-12: Whither shall I go from thy spirit? or whither shall I flee from thy presence?

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:13

This verse declares that nothing in creation is hidden from God's sight, contradicting the belief that God cannot see the elders' actions in Ezekiel 8:12.

Hebrews 4:13: Neither is there any creature that is not manifest in his sight: but all things [are] naked and opened unto the eyes of him with whom we have to do.

Contradiction with Proverbs 15:3

This verse emphasizes that the eyes of the Lord are everywhere, keeping watch on the wicked and the good, contradicting the belief in hidden actions in Ezekiel 8:12.

Proverbs 15:3: The eyes of the LORD [are] in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

Contradiction with Job 34:21-22

These verses assert that God sees all man's steps and there is no darkness where evildoers can hide, contradicting the idea of hidden actions in Ezekiel 8:12.

Job 34:21-22: For his eyes [are] upon the ways of man, and he seeth all his goings.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Ezekiel 8:12 might be about how people who are supposed to follow moral and religious teachings in public can secretly engage in actions they know are wrong. This shows a conflict between their true behavior and what they pretend to be, highlighting hypocrisy. It raises questions about sincerity and genuine belief.

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