Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 3:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 3:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 3:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, when the builders started fixing the temple, the priests wore special clothes and played trumpets, and the Levites played cymbals to make music for God. They did this because it was a special way King David of Israel had taught them to praise God.

Ezra 3:10: And when the builders laid the foundation of the temple of the LORD, they set the priests in their apparel with trumpets, and the Levites the sons of Asaph with cymbals, to praise the LORD, after the ordinance of David king of Israel.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:25

This verse prohibits making an altar of hewn stone, while Ezra 3:10 involves structured, ceremonial worship around a built altar.

Exodus 20:25: And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. [build...: Heb. build them with hewing]

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

This verse emphasizes that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting the act of temple rebuilding in Ezra 3:10.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Matthew 15:9

Speaks against worship based on human commands and traditions, which can be seen as contrary to the structured worship and rituals in Ezra 3:10.

Matthew 15:9: But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse suggests that God does not delight in sacrifices and offerings, which contradicts the sacrificial context of worship in Ezra 3:10.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]
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