Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Ezra 8:24 mentions a specific action and delegation of responsibilities, whereas Proverbs 3:5 advises trusting in divine guidance over one's own understanding, highlighting a potential contradiction between relying on human decisions versus divine trust.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:34
Ezra 8:24 involves planning and delegation for a journey, whereas Matthew 6:34 advises against worrying or planning excessively for the future, which could be seen as contradictory approaches to preparation and reliance on providence.
Matthew 6:34: Take therefore no thought for the morrow: for the morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. Sufficient unto the day [is] the evil thereof.
Contradiction with James 4:13-15
Ezra 8:24 describes specific planning and leadership for a mission, whereas James 4:13-15 warns against making future plans without acknowledging the sovereignty and will of God, highlighting a potential contradiction between human planning and divine submission.
James 4:13-15: Go to now, ye that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such a city, and continue there a year, and buy and sell, and get gain: