Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 6:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 6:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 6:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, Solomon made the inside of the temple really nice by covering the walls and floors with special wood. This helped make the temple a beautiful place to worship God.

1 Kings 6:15: And he built the walls of the house within with boards of cedar, both the floor of the house, and the walls of the cieling: [and] he covered [them] on the inside with wood, and covered the floor of the house with planks of fir. [both...: or, from the floor of the house unto the walls, etc]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits the making of graven images, which could be seen as contradicting the adorned inner walls described in 1 Kings 6:15.

Exodus 20:4: 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 Acts 7:48

This verse suggests that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contrasting with Solomon's Temple constructed in 1 Kings 6:15.

Acts 7:48: 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 earth is His footstool, implying that a house cannot contain Him, contrasting the purpose of the temple in 1 Kings 6:15.

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

Warns against trusting in deceptive words claiming safety in the temple, which could oppose the emphasis on the temple's construction and significance in 1 Kings 6:15.

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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