Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Kings 12:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Kings 12:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Kings 12:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of 2 Kings, this verse is about taking care of God's house by fixing it with wood and stones. It shows how important it was to keep the place nice and strong for everyone who came to visit and pray.

2 Kings 12:12: And to masons, and hewers of stone, and to buy timber and hewed stone to repair the breaches of the house of the LORD, and for all that was laid out for the house to repair [it]. [was...: Heb. went forth]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:25

This verse contradicts 2 Kings 12:12 by stating that if an altar is built, no tool should be used on it, while 2 Kings 12:12 pertains to carpenters and builders using tools for temple repair.

Exodus 20:25: And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. [build...: Heb. build them with hewing]

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

This verse emphasizes that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, while 2 Kings 12:12 involves funding temple repairs, implying a physical structure for worship.

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 Matthew 6:19-20

These verses contradict 2 Kings 12:12 by advising not to lay up treasures on earth, whereas 2 Kings 12:12 involves spending money on earthly temple maintenance.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

This verse questions whether God truly dwells on earth in temples made by human hands, contradicting the focus on temple repairs in 2 Kings 12:12.

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 Revelation 21:22

This verse describes a vision where there is no temple, saying the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple, contrasting with the emphasis on temple repair in 2 Kings 12:12.

Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
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