Contradiction with Genesis 1:31
This verse states that God saw everything He made and it was very good, contrasting with the specific measurements and description of a cherubim's wing length in 1 Kings 6:24, which suggests a focus on specific details rather than overall goodness.
Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]
Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
This verse commands not to make graven images or likenesses of anything, which contradicts the description of cherubim, a created image, in 1 Kings 6:24.
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 Deuteronomy 4:16-19
Warns against making images of any form, contradicting the construction of cherubim figures detailed in 1 Kings 6:24.
Deuteronomy 4:16-19: Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,
Contradiction with Isaiah 40:18
Questions comparing God to an image, which contrasts with the depiction of cherubic images in 1 Kings 6:24.
Isaiah 40:18: To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?
Contradiction with Acts 17:29
Suggests that the divine nature is not like gold, silver, or stone images, calling into question the detailed description of cherubim in 1 Kings 6:24.
Acts 17:29: Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
Contradiction with Romans 1:23
Condemns exchanging the glory of God for images like birds or animals, conflicting with the creation of cherubim sculptures mentioned in 1 Kings 6:24.
Romans 1:23: And changed the glory of the uncorruptible God into an image made like to corruptible man, and to birds, and fourfooted beasts, and creeping things.