Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 25:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 25:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 25:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to make four golden rings and put them at the corners of the special table. These rings would help hold the table up and make it very special and sturdy.

Exodus 25:26: And thou shalt make for it four rings of gold, and put the rings in the four corners that [are] on the four feet thereof.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

Exodus 25:26 involves crafting ornamental designs, which seems at odds with the commandment against making graven images.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:8

This verse forbids creating any graven image, conflicting with the craftsmanship directive in Exodus 25:26.

Deuteronomy 5:8: Thou shalt not make thee [any] graven image, [or] any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the waters beneath the earth:

Contradiction with Leviticus 26:1

Exodus 25:26 includes crafting, which contrasts with the prohibition against graven images or standing images.

Leviticus 26:1: Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God. [standing...: or, pillar] [image of...: or, figured stone: Heb. a stone of picture]

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

This verse suggests God does not dwell in temples made with hands, potentially contradicting the detailed instructions for making sacred objects like described in Exodus 25:26.

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