Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 25:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 25:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 25:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted the special box, called the Ark, to always have its long poles attached because they were used to carry it safely. This way, the Ark could be moved whenever needed without touching it directly.

Exodus 25:15: The staves shall be in the rings of the ark: they shall not be taken from it.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 5:9

This verse states that the staves of the ark were visible from the holy place, which may imply they were sometimes moved, unlike the permanent placement suggested in Exodus 25:15.

2 Chronicles 5:9: And they drew out the staves [of the ark], that the ends of the staves were seen from the ark before the oracle; but they were not seen without. And there it is unto this day. [there...: or, they are there]

Contradiction with Numbers 4:6

This verse instructs the staves to be put in when the tabernacle moves, suggesting they were not meant to always remain in place as Exodus 25:15 suggests.

Numbers 4:6: And shall put thereon the covering of badgers' skins, and shall spread over [it] a cloth wholly of blue, and shall put in the staves thereof.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:8

This verse mentions that the staves were drawn out, again indicating movement, which contradicts the idea that they should always remain without being moved.

1 Kings 8:8: And they drew out the staves, that the ends of the staves were seen out in the holy [place] before the oracle, and they were not seen without: and there they are unto this day. [ends: Heb. heads] [holy...: or, ark]
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