Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
Contradicts Hosea 8:5 by prohibiting the making of graven images, highlighting the sinfulness of idol creation, which is condemned in Hosea 8:5.
Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:
Contradiction with Exodus 32:8
Contrasts with Hosea 8:5 by illustrating Israel's quick turn to idol worship, opposing the rejection of the calf in Hosea.
Exodus 32:8: They have turned aside quickly out of the way which I commanded them: they have made them a molten calf, and have worshipped it, and have sacrificed thereunto, and said, These [be] thy gods, O Israel, which have brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 12:28
Shows establishment of golden calves for worship, contrary to Hosea 8:5’s denunciation of such idols.
1 Kings 12:28: Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves [of] gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.
Contradiction with Psalm 115:4
Contradicts the concept of man-made idols by emphasizing the futility, which is denounced in Hosea 8:5.
Psalm 115:4: Their idols [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.
Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9
Highlights the vanity of idol creation, opposing the implied value some place on idols as mentioned in Hosea 8:5.
Isaiah 44:9: They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. [delectable: Heb. desirable]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:5
Describes the idols as powerless, conflicting with any reliance on such objects of ire in Hosea 8:5.
Jeremiah 10:5: They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:31
Contradicts Hosea 8:5 by detailing practices in idol worship detested by God, consistent with the denunciation in Hosea.
Jeremiah 7:31: And they have built the high places of Tophet, which [is] in the valley of the son of Hinnom, to burn their sons and their daughters in the fire; which I commanded [them] not, neither came it into my heart. [came...: Heb. came it upon my heart]
Contradiction with Acts 17:29
Contrasts with the idea of depicting the divine nature as idols, as rejected by God in Hosea 8:5.
Acts 17:29: Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Paradox #1
Hosea 8:5 talks about God's anger towards idolatry. The contradiction or conflict could arise from the fact that while God is depicted as loving and forgiving, there are instances where God's punishment seems harsh or severe, such as anger leading to destruction. This severity might conflict with the idea of a benevolent and forgiving deity.