Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 25:40

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 25:40 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 25:40. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told him to make things exactly like the special plan shown to him on the mountain. It was important to follow the pattern carefully to please God.

Exodus 25:40: And look that thou make [them] after their pattern, which was shewed thee in the mount. [which...: Heb. which thou wast caused to see]

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:5

While Exodus 25:40 emphasizes making things according to a divine pattern shown to Moses, Hebrews 8:5 suggests that these patterns were merely a shadow of heavenly things, implying they are not the ultimate or perfect form.

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 2:17

Exodus 25:40 focuses on the importance of following God's specific instructions for the tabernacle's design, whereas Colossians 2:17 refers to religious rituals and symbols as a shadow of things to come, thereby downplaying their ultimate significance.

Colossians 2:17: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.

Contradiction with John 4:23-24

While Exodus 25:40 underscores the physical and precise details required for worship through the tabernacle, John 4:23-24 emphasizes worship in spirit and truth, independently of physical structures or patterns.

John 4:23-24: But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in truth: for the Father seeketh such to worship him.
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