Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 6:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 6:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 6:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, this verse means that King Solomon has placed a very special box, called the ark, in a special place, and this box has an important promise from God to the people of Israel. It shows how God always keeps His promises to His people.

2 Chronicles 6:11: And in it have I put the ark, wherein [is] the covenant of the LORD, that he made with the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

Contradicts Solomon's statement by proclaiming that God does not dwell in temples made with hands.

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 Jeremiah 7:4

Challenges the notion that the temple alone ensures God's presence, warning against over-reliance on the temple for security.

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 1 Kings 8:27

Solomon himself questions whether God can truly dwell on earth, given that the heavens cannot contain Him.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

Asserts God's transcendence over all creations, implying that He cannot be confined to a man-made temple.

Isaiah 66:1: 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?

Contradiction with John 4:21-24

Jesus shifts worship from a particular place to worship in spirit and truth, diminishing the temple's centrality.

John 4:21-24: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
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