Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 25:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 25:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 25:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Christian belief, this verse in Exodus, attributed to Moses, describes how God told the Israelites to make a special table for His house using a specific kind of wood and exact measurements. This shows that God wants things done in a certain way to be part of His special place.

Exodus 25:23: Thou shalt also make a table [of] shittim wood: two cubits [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof, and a cubit and a half the height thereof.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:19

This verse emphasizes divine inspiration and precise instruction for building, possibly contradicting any implication of flexibility or human discretion in the construction process mentioned in Exodus 25:23.

1 Chronicles 28:19: All [this, said David], the LORD made me understand in writing by [his] hand upon me, [even] all the works of this pattern.

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:5

Points out that earthly sanctuaries are copies and shadows of the heavenly things, which may contradict a strict interpretation of the precise, earthly focus of crafting the table specified in Exodus 25:23.

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 Colossians 2:16-17

Suggests that religious festivals and observances, along with associated objects, are a mere shadow of what is to come, contrasting with the tangible, exact description as seen in Exodus 25:23.

Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]
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