Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 22:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 22:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 22:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the book of 1 Chronicles, David is saying that this special place is where God's house will be, and it will have an altar for the people to give gifts to God. It's like building a special home for God where everyone can pray and say thank you.

1 Chronicles 22:1: Then David said, This [is] the house of the LORD God, and this [is] the altar of the burnt offering for Israel.

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jesus mentions worshiping the Father in spirit and truth, not being confined to specific locations like Jerusalem or a house of God.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

It states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which contradicts the idea of a specific dedicated place of worship as mentioned in 1 Chronicles 22:1.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Matthew 18:20

Emphasizes that where two or three gather in Christ's name, He is present, suggesting God's presence is not limited to particular sacred locations.

Matthew 18:20: For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

Warns against trusting in deceptive words about the temple of the Lord being a secure physical location, challenging the notion of a singular divinely chosen site.

Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

Declares that heaven is God’s throne and the earth is His footstool, questioning the necessity of a specific site like the House of God mentioned in 1 Chronicles 22:1.

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?
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