Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 6:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 6:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 6:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, the person building the temple made special door frames from olive wood, which took up a part of the wall. This shows how carefully they created the temple, using fine materials and special designs.

1 Kings 6:33: So also made he for the door of the temple posts [of] olive tree, a fourth part [of the wall]. [a fourth...: or, foursquare]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse commands not to make carved images, contradicting 1 Kings 6:33, which describes the ornate construction involving carved images in 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 Acts 7:48

This verse implies that God does not dwell in man-made temples, contradicting the notion of temple importance in 1 Kings 6:33, where Solomon is constructing the temple.

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