Contradictions and Paradoxes in Malachi 3:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Malachi 3:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Malachi 3:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Malachi, God is saying that the people who follow Him are like His precious treasures, and He will take care of them just like a dad looks after his good son. This means they are very special to God and He will protect them.

Malachi 3:17: And they shall be mine, saith the LORD of hosts, in that day when I make up my jewels; and I will spare them, as a man spareth his own son that serveth him. [jewels: or, special treasure]

Contradiction with Job 21:7

Job questions why the wicked live on and become old, gaining power and wealth, which contrasts with the promise of God sparing those who serve Him in Malachi 3:17.

Job 21:7: Wherefore do the wicked live, become old, yea, are mighty in power?

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 8:14

The author observes that righteous people sometimes receive what the wicked deserve, contradicting Malachi 3:17's assurance of God's people being spared.

Ecclesiastes 8:14: There is a vanity which is done upon the earth; that there be just [men], unto whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked; again, there be wicked [men], to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous: I said that this also [is] vanity.

Contradiction with Psalm 73:3-5

The psalmist notes the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the notion in Malachi 3:17 that those who serve God are spared or blessed.

Psalm 73:3-5: For I was envious at the foolish, [when] I saw the prosperity of the wicked.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 12:1

Jeremiah expresses confusion over the prosperity of the wicked, which contradicts the protection and special regard for the righteous described in Malachi 3:17.

Jeremiah 12:1: Righteous [art] thou, O LORD, when I plead with thee: yet let me talk with thee of [thy] judgments: Wherefore doth the way of the wicked prosper? [wherefore] are all they happy that deal very treacherously? [talk...: or, reason the case with thee]

Contradiction with Habakkuk 1:13

Habakkuk wonders why God tolerates treachery and allows the wicked to prosper, contradicting Malachi 3:17's promise of sparing those who are God's.

Habakkuk 1:13: [Thou art] of purer eyes than to behold evil, and canst not look on iniquity: wherefore lookest thou upon them that deal treacherously, [and] holdest thy tongue when the wicked devoureth [the man that is] more righteous than he? [iniquity: or, grievance]
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