Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 6:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 6:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 6:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, the priest made special doors from olive wood for God’s special room in the temple, and the wooden parts around the doors were just the right size to fit. This was to make the room beautiful and show how important it was.

1 Kings 6:31: And for the entering of the oracle he made doors [of] olive tree: the lintel [and] side posts [were] a fifth part [of the wall]. [a fifth...: or, fivesquare]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse forbids the making of graven images, while 1 Kings 6:31 describes engraved work on the doors of Solomon's temple.

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 12:4

This verse instructs not to worship God in the ways that were used for idol worship, yet 1 Kings 6:31 describes ornate temple decorations which could be seen as following similar practices.

Deuteronomy 12:4: Ye shall not do so unto the LORD your God.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

This verse warns against placing undue trust in the temple for protection, contrasting with the detailed construction and significance of the temple described in 1 Kings 6:31.

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 Acts 17:24

This verse says that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contrasting with the temple construction in 1 Kings 6:31.

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 Isaiah 66:1-2

These verses express that God esteems a humble and contrite spirit over monumental constructions like the temple in 1 Kings 6:31.

Isaiah 66:1-2: 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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