Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 5:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 5:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 5:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, the people asked the king to look in his special library in Babylon to see if King Cyrus really said they could build a house for God in Jerusalem, and they wanted the king to tell them what to do next.

Ezra 5:17: Now therefore, if [it seem] good to the king, let there be search made in the king's treasure house, which [is] there at Babylon, whether it be [so], that a decree was made of Cyrus the king to build this house of God at Jerusalem, and let the king send his pleasure to us concerning this matter.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:32

Contradicts Ezra 5:17 by stressing strict adherence to God's commands, implying no room for external kingly verification.

Deuteronomy 12:32: What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.

Contradiction with Acts 5:29

Emphasizes obeying God rather than human rulers, conflicting with seeking the king's decision in Ezra 5:17.

Acts 5:29: Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

Warns against reliance on human authority, which contrasts with seeking the king's judgment in Ezra 5:17.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

Encourages trust in God over human understanding, contrary to the reliance on a king's decision in Ezra 5:17.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
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