Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 15:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 15:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 15:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promises to bring His people to a special place where He will be with them, and it's a beautiful place He made for them to live together. Like how a gardener plants seeds so they can grow, God will make sure His people are safe and happy in the new home He prepared for them.

Exodus 15:17: Thou shalt bring them in, and plant them in the mountain of thine inheritance, [in] the place, O LORD, [which] thou hast made for thee to dwell in, [in] the Sanctuary, O Lord, [which] thy hands have established.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Contradicts Exodus 15:17 by stating that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands.

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

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

Suggests that God cannot be contained in a temple, whereas Exodus 15:17 implies God's habitation.

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 Jeremiah 7:4

Warns against placing trust in the temple as a place of security, contrasting Exodus 15:17's emphasis on God's dwelling.

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 John 4:21

Jesus indicates that worship will not be location-based, conflicting with the idea of a specific sanctuary in Exodus 15:17.

John 4:21: 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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