Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 16:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 16:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 16:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, the people were very happy and showed their love and respect to God by bringing a special box, called the Ark, into a tent King David set up. They gave gifts and made offerings to God to celebrate and say thank you.

1 Chronicles 16:1: So they brought the ark of God, and set it in the midst of the tent that David had pitched for it: and they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5

These verses declare a prohibition against making graven images or idols, which can contradict the act of placing the ark and sacrifices that might imply the centrality of such symbols in 1 Chronicles 16:1.

Exodus 20:4-5: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4-10

These verses emphasize that sacrifices are not pleasing to God and proclaim the ultimate sufficiency of Christ's sacrifice, contradicting the offering of sacrifices as seen in 1 Chronicles 16:1.

Hebrews 10:4-10: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48-49

These verses state that God does not dwell in man-made temples, which contradicts the act of bringing the ark into the prepared tent, suggesting a dwelling place for God's presence in 1 Chronicles 16:1.

Acts 7:48-49: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
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