Contradiction with Amos 3:7
Amos 3:7 emphasizes that the Lord reveals His secrets to the prophets before acting, while Ezra 5:1 suggests prophets acting on a divine message with immediate effect.
Amos 3:7: Surely the Lord GOD will do nothing, but he revealeth his secret unto his servants the prophets.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:20
Deuteronomy 18:20 states that a prophet who speaks without God's command must die, whereas Ezra 5:1 highlights prophetic action presumed to align with divine will without immediate divine validation mentioned.
Deuteronomy 18:20: But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 23:21
Jeremiah 23:21 claims some prophets ran without being sent, contrasting Ezra 5:1 where prophets like Haggai and Zechariah are portrayed as clearly directed by God.
Jeremiah 23:21: I have not sent these prophets, yet they ran: I have not spoken to them, yet they prophesied.
Contradiction with Lamentations 2:9
Lamentations 2:9 describes the cessation of prophetic vision, contradicting Ezra 5:1, which shows active prophetic guidance during the rebuilding of the temple.
Lamentations 2:9: Her gates are sunk into the ground; he hath destroyed and broken her bars: her king and her princes [are] among the Gentiles: the law [is] no [more]; her prophets also find no vision from the LORD.