Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 5:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 5:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 5:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, Zerubbabel and Jeshua started to rebuild the temple, which is a special place for worshiping God in Jerusalem, and they had help from God's prophets. This shows that when we work together with others and listen to God's guidance, we can do important things.

Ezra 5:2: Then rose up Zerubbabel the son of Shealtiel, and Jeshua the son of Jozadak, and began to build the house of God which [is] at Jerusalem: and with them [were] the prophets of God helping them.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:1

This verse describes Solomon building the temple much earlier, highlighting Zerubbabel rebuilding not building anew.

1 Kings 6:1: And it came to pass in the four hundred and eightieth year after the children of Israel were come out of the land of Egypt, in the fourth year of Solomon's reign over Israel, in the month Zif, which [is] the second month, that he began to build the house of the LORD. [began...: Heb. built]

Contradiction with Haggai 1:2

This verse speaks of the people's reluctance to rebuild the temple, contrasting with the action in Ezra 5:2.

Haggai 1:2: Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, This people say, The time is not come, the time that the LORD'S house should be built.

Contradiction with Ezra 4:23

Here, the work on the temple is stopped due to opposition, contradicting the continuation of work in Ezra 5:2.

Ezra 4:23: Now when the copy of king Artaxerxes' letter [was] read before Rehum, and Shimshai the scribe, and their companions, they went up in haste to Jerusalem unto the Jews, and made them to cease by force and power. [by force...: Chaldee, by arm and power]

Contradiction with Nehemiah 4:11

Opponents are plotting to stop the work, contradicting the progress stated in Ezra 5:2.

Nehemiah 4:11: And our adversaries said, They shall not know, neither see, till we come in the midst among them, and slay them, and cause the work to cease.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 52:13

Describes the destruction of the original temple, emphasizing a contrasting period before the rebuilding.

Jeremiah 52:13: And burned the house of the LORD, and the king's house; and all the houses of Jerusalem, and all the houses of the great [men], burned he with fire:

Contradiction with Ezra 4:21

The order to stop rebuilding is mentioned, contradicting the resumption in Ezra 5:2.

Ezra 4:21: Give ye now commandment to cause these men to cease, and that this city be not builded, until [another] commandment shall be given from me. [Give...: Chaldee, Make a decree]

Contradiction with Lamentations 5:18

Describes the desolate state of the temple, contrasting with the rebuilding effort noted in Ezra 5:2.

Lamentations 5:18: Because of the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.
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