Contradictions and Paradoxes in Acts 19:24

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According to Luke, Demetrius was a silversmith who made little silver statues of the goddess Diana. He made a lot of money from selling these statues to other craftsmen.

Acts 19:24: For a certain [man] named Demetrius, a silversmith, which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small gain unto the craftsmen;

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

This verse commands having no other gods before God, contradicting the idolatry in Acts 19:24.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:5

This verse describes idols as powerless, contradicting the reverence for idols in Acts 19:24.

Jeremiah 10:5: They [are] upright as the palm tree, but speak not: they must needs be borne, because they cannot go. Be not afraid of them; for they cannot do evil, neither also [is it] in them to do good.

Contradiction with Isaiah 45:20

This verse speaks against idolatry, contradicting the crafting of silver shrines in Acts 19:24.

Isaiah 45:20: Assemble yourselves and come; draw near together, ye [that are] escaped of the nations: they have no knowledge that set up the wood of their graven image, and pray unto a god [that] cannot save.

Contradiction with Psalm 135:15

Declares idols as man-made and powerless, contrasting the idol business in Acts 19:24.

Psalm 135:15: The idols of the heathen [are] silver and gold, the work of men's hands.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:15

Curses makers of idols, which contrasts the idol-making described in Acts 19:24.

Deuteronomy 27:15: Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
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