Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 4:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 4:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 4:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, this verse talks about King Solomon building a big altar for worship. It shows how important it was to him to have a special place to honor and talk to God.

2 Chronicles 4:1: Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits the making of graven images, whereas 2 Chronicles 4:1 involves the making of physical objects for temple worship.

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 27:5-6

These verses emphasize building altars of uncut stones, contrasting with the elaborate craftsmanship in 2 Chronicles 4:1.

Deuteronomy 27:5-6: And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron [tool] upon them.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

This verse declares that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting the temple construction in 2 Chronicles 4:1.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 12:6

Jesus states that something greater than the temple is here, implying the temple's limited significance compared to His ministry, contrary to the temple's grandeur described.

Matthew 12:6: But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple.

Contradiction with John 4:24

This verse emphasizes worshiping God in spirit and truth, rather than through physical structures like the one in 2 Chronicles 4:1.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
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