Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
This verse prohibits making and worshipping graven images, contradicting Manasseh's actions of building altars for other gods in the temple in 2 Kings 21:4.
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 12:5
This verse instructs to seek the place which God chooses for worship, contrasting with Manasseh placing altars in the Temple itself in 2 Kings 21:4.
Deuteronomy 12:5: But unto the place which the LORD your God shall choose out of all your tribes to put his name there, [even] unto his habitation shall ye seek, and thither thou shalt come:
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 7:16
This verse emphasizes that God has chosen and sanctified the temple in Jerusalem for His name, conflicting with Manasseh defiling it with altars in 2 Kings 21:4.
2 Chronicles 7:16: For now have I chosen and sanctified this house, that my name may be there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:9-10
These verses condemn the practice of idolatry and then coming to stand in God's house, which contradicts Manasseh's desecration of the temple in 2 Kings 21:4.
Jeremiah 7:9-10: Will ye steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense unto Baal, and walk after other gods whom ye know not;
Contradiction with Matthew 21:13
This verse highlights Jesus declaring the temple as a house of prayer, contrasting with Manasseh making it a place for idols in 2 Kings 21:4.
Matthew 21:13: And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves.
Paradox #1
The contradiction could arise from the idea of a divine presence being localized or contained in a specific physical structure, like a temple, which conflicts with some scientific understandings of deities not being bound to physical spaces or human-made constructs.
Paradox #2
The contradiction in 2 Kings 21:4 could relate to the worship practices that conflict with earlier biblical teachings. This verse involves setting up altars in the temple of the Lord, which contradicts the commandment that worship should be directed only to God and should follow specific guidelines provided in other parts of the Bible. This reflects inconsistency in following God's commandments.