Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 10:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 10:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 10:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Ezra, this verse means that the people finished their work of helping the men who had married women from other places by the beginning of the new year. This was important because they wanted to follow God's rules and live the way He wanted.

Ezra 10:17: And they made an end with all the men that had taken strange wives by the first day of the first month.

Contradiction with Matthew 19:6

This verse emphasizes the permanence of marriage, contradicting the idea of divorce in Ezra 10:17.

Matthew 19:6: Wherefore they are no more twain, but one flesh. What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.

Contradiction with Malachi 2:16

This verse states that God hates divorce, contrary to the divorces in Ezra 10:17.

Malachi 2:16: For the LORD, the God of Israel, saith that he hateth putting away: for [one] covereth violence with his garment, saith the LORD of hosts: therefore take heed to your spirit, that ye deal not treacherously. [that he...: or, if he hate her, put her away] [putting...: Heb. to put away]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 7:10-11

Paul advises against divorce and encourages reconciliation, contradicting the divorcing actions in Ezra 10:17.

1 Corinthians 7:10-11: And unto the married I command, [yet] not I, but the Lord, Let not the wife depart from [her] husband:

Contradiction with Mark 10:9

This verse asserts that marriage should not be broken, which contrasts with the divorces mentioned in Ezra 10:17.

Mark 10:9: What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder.
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