Contradictions and Paradoxes in Malachi 3:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Malachi 3:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Malachi 3:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the prophet Malachi, when people who respect and love God talk to each other about Him, God listens and remembers what they say. He writes their names in a special book because they care about Him and think about His name.

Malachi 3:16: Then they that feared the LORD spake often one to another: and the LORD hearkened, and heard [it], and a book of remembrance was written before him for them that feared the LORD, and that thought upon his name.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 1:11

Malachi 3:16 talks about God remembering those who fear Him, while Ecclesiastes 1:11 suggests there is no remembrance of former things.

Ecclesiastes 1:11: [There is] no remembrance of former [things]; neither shall there be [any] remembrance of [things] that are to come with [those] that shall come after.

Contradiction with Isaiah 43:25

Malachi 3:16 emphasizes God’s remembrance of the faithful, whereas Isaiah 43:25 describes God as blotting out transgressions and not remembering sins.

Isaiah 43:25: I, [even] I, [am] he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:12

Malachi 3:16 highlights the recording of actions in a book of remembrance, yet Hebrews 8:12 emphasizes God’s choice to forget sins.

Hebrews 8:12: For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.

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