Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 6:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 6:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 6:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Ezra, in a big building in a place called Achmetha, people found an old scroll with important writings on it. This scroll was like a big paper that told about things from the past.

Ezra 6:2: And there was found at Achmetha, in the palace that [is] in the province of the Medes, a roll, and therein [was] a record thus written: [Achmetha: or, Ecbatana, or, in a coffer]

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 16:34

Contradicts by emphasizing God's eternal mercy, while Ezra 6:2 context focuses on a specific temporal decree.

1 Chronicles 16:34: O give thanks unto the LORD; for [he is] good; for his mercy [endureth] for ever.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

Suggests God does not dwell in temples made with hands, while Ezra 6:2 discusses a decree involving the rebuilding of the temple.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 8:7

Implies human leadership can reject God, contrasting Ezra 6:2 where a decree supports God's temple.

1 Samuel 8:7: And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected me, that I should not reign over them.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:6

Mentions Jesus as greater than the temple, while Ezra 6:2 is about the rebuilding of the physical temple.

Matthew 12:6: But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple.
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