Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 6:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 6:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 6:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, God wants the people to be left alone so they can rebuild their special house for worship. The leaders and helpers should work together to make this important place for everyone to come and be near God.

Ezra 6:7: Let the work of this house of God alone; let the governor of the Jews and the elders of the Jews build this house of God in his place.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 5:5

Ezra 6:7 speaks of allowing the temple to be built, while 1 Kings 5:5 describes Solomon's construction of the temple as a unique divine promise to David, which could imply no further temples should be commissioned.

1 Kings 5:5: And, behold, I purpose to build an house unto the name of the LORD my God, as the LORD spake unto David my father, saying, Thy son, whom I will set upon thy throne in thy room, he shall build an house unto my name. [purpose: Heb. say]

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:13

Ezra 6:7 permits the rebuilding of the temple, whereas 2 Samuel 7:13 suggests that Solomon is the one chosen to build the house for God's name forever, potentially precluding further constructions.

2 Samuel 7:13: He shall build an house for my name, and I will stablish the throne of his kingdom for ever.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 22:30

Ezra 6:7 supports the rebuilding efforts, but Jeremiah 22:30 pronounces no descendants of Jehoiachin (Jeconiah) shall prosper sitting on David's throne, challenging continuity in the temple-associated leadership.

Jeremiah 22:30: Thus saith the LORD, Write ye this man childless, a man [that] shall not prosper in his days: for no man of his seed shall prosper, sitting upon the throne of David, and ruling any more in Judah.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:8-10

Ezra 6:7 allows the building of a physical temple, yet Hebrews 9:8-10 indicates such structures as symbolic and temporal, suggesting a move away from physical temples to spiritual truth.

Hebrews 9:8-10: The Holy Ghost this signifying, that the way into the holiest of all was not yet made manifest, while as the first tabernacle was yet standing:
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