Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hosea 3:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hosea 3:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hosea 3:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Hosea, God's people will have to live for a long time without a leader, a place to pray, or special things they used for worship. This is because God wanted them to learn something important during this time.

Hosea 3:4: For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and [without] teraphim: [image: Heb. a standing, or, statue, or, pillar]

Contradiction with Exodus 25:8-9

These verses instruct the Israelites to build a sanctuary for God, suggesting a tangible place of worship, which contrasts with Hosea 3:4 where the Israelites are described as being without a temple or sacred items.

Exodus 25:8-9: And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 7:12

Here, God tells Solomon that He has chosen the temple to be a house of sacrifice, which contradicts Hosea 3:4's mention of Israel having no offerings.

2 Chronicles 7:12: And the LORD appeared to Solomon by night, and said unto him, I have heard thy prayer, and have chosen this place to myself for an house of sacrifice.

Contradiction with Psalm 132:13-14

These verses describe how the Lord has chosen Zion as His dwelling, contradicting Hosea 3:4 where Israel has no temple.

Psalm 132:13-14: For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired [it] for his habitation.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:29

Solomon's prayer for God's eyes to be open on the temple day and night is in direct contrast to the absence of a temple in Hosea 3:4.

1 Kings 8:29: That thine eyes may be open toward this house night and day, [even] toward the place of which thou hast said, My name shall be there: that thou mayest hearken unto the prayer which thy servant shall make toward this place. [toward this place: or, in this place]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:16

This verse commands all males to appear before God with offerings at appointed times, conflicting with Hosea 3:4's lack of such practices.

Deuteronomy 16:16: Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

Paradox #1

Hosea 3:4 speaks about a period without certain religious and royal practices for the people. A contradiction might come from comparing this statement with historical records or archaeological evidence that indicates those practices were ongoing or differently configured during the same period. Such inconsistency highlights the challenges in aligning biblical narratives with historical timelines.

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