Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 25:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 25:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 25:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God was speaking to him and giving him important instructions. This shows that God wanted to guide Moses and the people.

Exodus 25:1: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

States that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which could contradict the idea of God ordering a tabernacle.

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

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:5

Mentions earthly priests serving a copy and shadow of heavenly things, implying the physical instructions may not truly represent God’s divine nature.

Hebrews 8:5: Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

Solomon acknowledges that even heavens cannot contain God, questioning the need for a physical tabernacle.

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 John 4:21

Jesus states that worship will not be confined to a specific place, contrasting with the instruction for a physical space for worship in Exodus.

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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