Contradiction with Isaiah 1:15
This verse suggests that God may not always listen to or redeem Israel depending on their actions.
Isaiah 1:15: And when ye spread forth your hands, I will hide mine eyes from you: yea, when ye make many prayers, I will not hear: your hands are full of blood. [make...: Heb. multiply prayer] [blood: Heb. bloods]
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:44
Implies that God has at times placed a barrier between Himself and Israel's prayers.
Lamentations 3:44: Thou hast covered thyself with a cloud, that [our] prayer should not pass through.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 5:11
Indicates that God will not spare or have pity on Israel due to their abominations.
Ezekiel 5:11: Wherefore, [as] I live, saith the Lord GOD; Surely, because thou hast defiled my sanctuary with all thy detestable things, and with all thine abominations, therefore will I also diminish [thee]; neither shall mine eye spare, neither will I have any pity.
Contradiction with Isaiah 59:2
Suggests that iniquities can separate Israel from God, hindering redemption.
Isaiah 59:2: But your iniquities have separated between you and your God, and your sins have hid [his] face from you, that he will not hear. [have hid: or, have made him hide]
Contradiction with Hosea 4:6
Implies that rejection of knowledge can lead to divine rejection, not redemption.
Hosea 4:6: My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge: because thou hast rejected knowledge, I will also reject thee, that thou shalt be no priest to me: seeing thou hast forgotten the law of thy God, I will also forget thy children. [destroyed: Heb. cut off]