Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 13:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 13:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 13:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Nehemiah, Nehemiah was upset because people were neglecting God's house. So, he talked to the leaders, brought everyone together, and put things back in order.

Nehemiah 13:11: Then contended I with the rulers, and said, Why is the house of God forsaken? And I gathered them together, and set them in their place. [place: Heb. standing]

Contradiction with Nehemiah 5:9

Nehemiah reprimands the nobles and officials, similar to 13:11, yet here the focus is on exacting usury rather than neglecting temple duties.

Nehemiah 5:9: Also I said, It [is] not good that ye do: ought ye not to walk in the fear of our God because of the reproach of the heathen our enemies?

Contradiction with Nehemiah 9:34

While both address disobedience, 13:11 corrects specific temple negligence, whereas 9:34 condemns a broader failure of leaders to follow God’s law.

Nehemiah 9:34: Neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies, wherewith thou didst testify against them.

Contradiction with Nehemiah 12:47

Contrasts with 13:11 because 12:47 describes regular contributions to priestly duties, whereas 13:11 shows this practice had been neglected.

Nehemiah 12:47: And all Israel in the days of Zerubbabel, and in the days of Nehemiah, gave the portions of the singers and the porters, every day his portion: and they sanctified [holy things] unto the Levites; and the Levites sanctified [them] unto the children of Aaron. [sanctified: that is, set apart]

Contradiction with Ezekiel 22:26

Describes priests profaning sacred duties, akin to the negligence in Nehemiah 13:11, but expands on failure to differentiate the sacred from common.

Ezekiel 22:26: Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed [difference] between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. [violated: Heb. offered violence to]

Contradiction with Malachi 3:8

While both address failure in temple service, Malachi 3:8 focuses on robbing God through tithes and offerings, broadening the neglect found in Nehemiah 13:11.

Malachi 3:8: Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.
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