Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 6:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 6:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 6:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Kings, Solomon decorated the temple with lots of shiny gold, making it very special and beautiful inside. He used gold chains to separate the important part of the temple where people thought God was present.

1 Kings 6:21: So Solomon overlaid the house within with pure gold: and he made a partition by the chains of gold before the oracle; and he overlaid it with gold.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Instructs to lay not treasures upon earth, which could be seen as contradicting the opulence of overlaying the temple with gold.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3-4

Emphasizes inner beauty over outward adornment, which contrasts with the focus on the lavish decoration of the temple.

1 Peter 3:3-4: Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Asserts that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which challenges the significance placed on the grandeur of Solomon's temple.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

Criticizes relying on the physical temple for security while neglecting true obedience, contrasting with the pride in the temple's gold.

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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