Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 6:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 6:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 6:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Ezra, God’s people were rebuilding their special place to worship God, and the king was helping by paying for it with his money. The builders used big stones and new wood to make it strong and beautiful.

Ezra 6:4: [With] three rows of great stones, and a row of new timber: and let the expenses be given out of the king's house:

Contradiction with Ezra 1:3

Ezra 6:4 mentions expenses paid from the king's treasury, whereas Ezra 1:3 seems to indicate that the rebuilding efforts were supported by the voluntary offerings of the people.

Ezra 1:3: Who [is there] among you of all his people? his God be with him, and let him go up to Jerusalem, which [is] in Judah, and build the house of the LORD God of Israel, (he [is] the God,) which [is] in Jerusalem.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:7

Ezra 6:4 mentions the use of great stones and timber for construction, whereas 1 Kings 6:7 states that no sound of hammer, chisel, or any iron tool was heard during the Temple's construction, implying a quieter process.

1 Kings 6:7: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Ezra 6:4 addresses building a physical house for God using costly materials, whereas Acts 7:48 states that the Most High does not dwell in houses made by human hands.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

Ezra 6:4 emphasizes the importance of physical structures for worship, while Hebrews 9:11 speaks of a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands.

Hebrews 9:11: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Contradiction with John 4:21

Ezra 6:4 focuses on constructing a specific worship place, whereas John 4:21 relates to worshiping God not confined to a particular location.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
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