Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 3:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 3:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 3:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, Christians believe that this verse shows people giving gifts to God as a way to say thank you and show they love Him. They did it regularly and during special times, and anyone who wanted could give extra gifts because they wanted to make God happy.

Ezra 3:5: And afterward [offered] the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of every one that willingly offered a freewill offering unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21

Amos 5:21 expresses God's disdain for festivals and offerings, suggesting that ritual observance is not pleasing to Him, which contrasts with Ezra 3:5 where such offerings are reinstated and celebrated.

Amos 5:21: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Hosea 6:6 emphasizes God’s preference for mercy over sacrifice, which contrasts with Ezra 3:5's focus on offering sacrifices during appointed festivals.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Isaiah 1:11 questions the value of numerous sacrifices, suggesting they are not of significance to God, which contradicts the reinstitution of sacrifices in Ezra 3:5.

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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