Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 25:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 25:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 25:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted special dishes, spoons, covers, and bowls made from pure gold for the special tent where people came to be close to Him. These beautiful things showed how important and special God is.

Exodus 25:29: And thou shalt make the dishes thereof, and spoons thereof, and covers thereof, and bowls thereof, to cover withal: [of] pure gold shalt thou make them. [to...: or, to pour out withal]

Contradiction with Exodus 37:16

This verse describes the making of the vessels for the table in the tabernacle, but it doesn’t list the utensils according to the same order or detail as Exodus 25:29, which can be seen as a contradiction in the description process.

Exodus 37:16: And he made the vessels which [were] upon the table, his dishes, and his spoons, and his bowls, and his covers to cover withal, [of] pure gold. [to cover...: or, to pour out withal]

Contradiction with Numbers 4:7

While Exodus 25:29 details the making of certain items, Numbers 4:7 is about the covering and care of these items during transport, creating a functional contradiction in focus.

Numbers 4:7: And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: [cover...: or, pour out withal]

Contradiction with Leviticus 24:6-7

This passage describes the use of plates and frankincense in a ceremonial context in a manner that doesn’t strictly follow from the details in Exodus 25:29, especially concerning purpose and placement, which might be seen as a practical contradiction in their use.

Leviticus 24:6-7: And thou shalt set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD.
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