Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 3:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Zechariah 3:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Zechariah 3:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to biblical scholars, this verse is seen as God making Joshua clean and special. The angel of the Lord stands with Joshua, showing that God is with him and helping him.

Zechariah 3:5: And I said, Let them set a fair mitre upon his head. So they set a fair mitre upon his head, and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the LORD stood by.

Contradiction with Exodus 28:2

This verse describes the holy garments made for Aaron, indicating specific intricate attire for priests, whereas Zechariah 3:5 simplifies the garments to a clean turban for Joshua.

Exodus 28:2: And thou shalt make holy garments for Aaron thy brother for glory and for beauty.

Contradiction with Leviticus 16:4

This verse outlines the special linen garments the high priest is to wear on the Day of Atonement, different from the single clean turban mentioned in Zechariah 3:5.

Leviticus 16:4: He shall put on the holy linen coat, and he shall have the linen breeches upon his flesh, and shall be girded with a linen girdle, and with the linen mitre shall he be attired: these [are] holy garments; therefore shall he wash his flesh in water, and [so] put them on.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

This verse advises not to worry about clothing, contrasting with Zechariah 3:5, which emphasizes the importance of attire for religious significance.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with Luke 12:22-23

Jesus teaches that life is more than food and clothing, while Zechariah 3:5 places symbolic importance on clothing for religious office.

Luke 12:22-23: And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.

Contradiction with James 2:2-3

This passage warns against showing favoritism based on clothing, in contrast to the symbolic status conferred by the turban in Zechariah 3:5.

James 2:2-3: For if there come unto your assembly a man with a gold ring, in goodly apparel, and there come in also a poor man in vile raiment; [assembly: Gr. synagogue]
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