Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Kings 8:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Kings 8:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Kings 8:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Kings, God made a special promise to the people a long time ago when He rescued them from Egypt, and they kept this promise in a special box called the ark. The box was placed in a special spot to remember how God helped them.

1 Kings 8:21: And I have set there a place for the ark, wherein [is] the covenant of the LORD, which he made with our fathers, when he brought them out of the land of Egypt.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

It contradicts 1 Kings 8:21 by prohibiting the making of any graven image or likeness, whereas 1 Kings 8:21 refers to placing the ark, which could contain such representations.

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 Jeremiah 7:4

This verse warns against misleading trust in the temple's existence, contrasting with 1 Kings 8:21, which emphasizes the ark's placement as a significant covenantal act.

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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