Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 5:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 5:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 5:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, the people wanted to know the names of the leaders so they could tell the king who was in charge. They were making sure everything was done properly and the important people were listed.

Ezra 5:10: We asked their names also, to certify thee, that we might write the names of the men that [were] the chief of them.

Contradiction with Proverbs 25:2

This verse suggests it is the glory of God to conceal a matter, while Ezra 5:10 involves revealing the names of the men who were leading the work on the temple.

Proverbs 25:2: [It is] the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings [is] to search out a matter.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:16

This verse encourages letting one's light shine before others, in order to glorify God, which could be seen as a contradiction if Ezra 5:10's naming of participants is seen as discouraging such transparency.

Matthew 5:16: Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven.

Contradiction with John 7:4

This verse implies that no one does things in secret when they seek to be known, contrasting with the openness seen in Ezra 5:10 with publicly naming the builders.

John 7:4: For [there is] no man [that] doeth any thing in secret, and he himself seeketh to be known openly. If thou do these things, shew thyself to the world.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse emphasizes that the Lord looks at the heart and not outward appearances, contrasting the implication of focusing on the identities of the builders in Ezra 5:10.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
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