Contradictions and Paradoxes in Ezra 7:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Ezra 7:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Ezra 7:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Ezra, God gave you special things to use in His house, and you should bring them to God in Jerusalem. This means taking care of what God gives you and using it to honor Him.

Ezra 7:19: The vessels also that are given thee for the service of the house of thy God, [those] deliver thou before the God of Jerusalem.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

Contradicts Ezra 7:19 because it emphasizes having no other gods before God, while Ezra deals with temple articles for service which could be seen as a focus on physical items.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Contradicts Ezra 7:19 as it warns against laying up treasures on earth, yet Ezra discusses delivering valuable temple vessels.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Contradicts Ezra 7:19 since Isaiah questions the need for ritual sacrifices, whereas Ezra emphasizes the importance of temple furnishings.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

Contradicts Ezra 7:19 by moving focus from the old temple system to the new covenant, reducing emphasis on physical temple artifacts.

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 4:24

Contradicts Ezra 7:19 by highlighting worship in spirit and truth rather than through physical temple implements.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
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