Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 28:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 28:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 28:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, King David wanted to build a special house for God to keep something very important. He had already started getting everything ready to build it.

1 Chronicles 28:2: Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

This verse questions whether God truly dwells on earth, stating that the heavens cannot contain God, contradicting the notion that a man-made house could.

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 7:48-49

Stephen declares that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting the desire in 1 Chronicles 28:2 to build a house for God.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

God declares that heaven is His throne and the earth is His footstool, indicating the insufficiency of any physical house for Him, contradicting the intent in 1 Chronicles 28:2.

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 7:4

It warns against trusting in deceptive words that emphasize the temple of the Lord, suggesting a critique of over-reliance on physical structures, contrasting with the intent to build a temple in 1 Chronicles 28:2.

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.
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