Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 12:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 12:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 12:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God is talking to Israel and reminding them that He is very powerful because He made the sky, the earth, and even put the spirit inside people. This shows how much God cares for everything He created, including us.

Zechariah 12:1: The burden of the word of the LORD for Israel, saith the LORD, which stretcheth forth the heavens, and layeth the foundation of the earth, and formeth the spirit of man within him.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:1

While Zechariah 12:1 asserts the Lord as the maker of the earth and heavens, Genesis 1:1 states that God created the heavens and the earth, which some may interpret as a different expression of creation.

Genesis 1:1: In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:11

This verse states that the Lord made the heavens and the earth in six days, implying a specific timeframe for creation, contrasting with Zechariah 12:1’s simpler declaration of creation.

Exodus 20:11: For [in] six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them [is], and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the sabbath day, and hallowed it.

Contradiction with John 1:3

In this verse, all things are made through the Word, presenting a different aspect of creation than specifically mentioned in Zechariah 12:1.

John 1:3: All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:12

Here, it mentions that God alone created the earth and heavens and stretched out the heavens, which may conflict with the message focused only on making as in Zechariah 12:1.

Isaiah 45:12: I have made the earth, and created man upon it: I, [even] my hands, have stretched out the heavens, and all their host have I commanded.

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:10

This verse attributes the work of laying the foundation of the earth to the Lord, which expands upon the act of creation mentioned in Zechariah 12:1.

Hebrews 1:10: And, Thou, Lord, in the beginning hast laid the foundation of the earth; and the heavens are the works of thine hands:
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