Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 17:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 17:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 17:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, God is saying that He has not lived in a house but has moved with the people of Israel in tents. This shows that God was always with His people and went wherever they went.

1 Chronicles 17:5: For I have not dwelt in an house since the day that I brought up Israel unto this day; but have gone from tent to tent, and from [one] tabernacle [to another]. [have gone: Heb. have been]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

This verse suggests God's omnipresence, questioning how God could dwell in a house made by humans, which contradicts the idea in 1 Chronicles 17:5 about God having no permanent dwelling.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Stephen states that the Most High does not dwell in temples made by hands, reflecting a contradiction to the dwelling places mentioned prior to 1 Chronicles 17:5.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

This verse emphasizes that heaven is God’s throne and the earth His footrest, implying no need for a specific dwelling place or house, contrasting with the idea of not building a house in 1 Chronicles 17:5.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:12

Describes God's presence in Shiloh's tabernacle as part of His dwelling before a temple, contrasting with the emphasis in 1 Chronicles 17:5 on not residing in a house.

Jeremiah 7:12: But go ye now unto my place which [was] in Shiloh, where I set my name at the first, and see what I did to it for the wickedness of my people Israel.

Contradiction with Exodus 25:8

Reveals God's command to build a sanctuary for Him to dwell among the Israelites, which contradicts the claim in 1 Chronicles 17:5 of not dwelling in a house.

Exodus 25:8: And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.
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