Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 1:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 1:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 1:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Zechariah, God spoke to him during a special time in the second year of King Darius. Zechariah was a prophet, which means he was a messenger who shared God’s words with the people.

Zechariah 1:7: Upon the four and twentieth day of the eleventh month, which [is] the month Sebat, in the second year of Darius, came the word of the LORD unto Zechariah, the son of Berechiah, the son of Iddo the prophet, saying,

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

Zechariah 1:7 focuses on God's messenger receiving a vision in the night, while this verse states that God saw all He had made and it was very good, suggesting a completed work rather than an ongoing vision.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:1

Zechariah 1:7 describes a specific vision at a specific time, whereas this verse emphasizes a time for every purpose under heaven, highlighting a broader and more flexible notion of timing.

Ecclesiastes 3:1: To every [thing there is] a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Contradiction with Hebrews 1:1-2

Zechariah 1:7 involves a direct vision in the Old Testament, while this verse explains that in these last days, God has spoken to us by His Son, suggesting a new way of communication rather than visions.

Hebrews 1:1-2: God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
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