Contradictions and Paradoxes in Zechariah 7:7

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

According to many Christian teachers, Zechariah is telling people to listen to what God said through the prophets long ago, back when Jerusalem and other cities were full of happy people. God wants them to remember those words and do what is right, even when times change.

Zechariah 7:7: [Should ye] not [hear] the words which the LORD hath cried by the former prophets, when Jerusalem was inhabited and in prosperity, and the cities thereof round about her, when [men] inhabited the south and the plain? [Should...: or, Are not these the words] [by: Heb. by the hand of]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes the importance of obedience over sacrifice, while Zechariah 7:7 underscores the importance of listening to God's words through the prophets, which were disregarded by the ancestors despite their ceremonial practices.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse criticizes hollow sacrifices and offerings, suggesting God's disinterest in rituals that lack justice, contradicting the behavior condemned in Zechariah 7:7, where rituals were performed but God's messages were ignored.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-23

God expresses hatred for empty religious festivals and sacrifices without justice, contrasting with how the forefathers in Zechariah 7:7 carried out rituals but neglected the instruction through the prophets.

Amos 5:21-23: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
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