Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 25:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 25:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 25:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted the people to build a special place so He could be close to them and live with them. This was to show God's love and care for the people.

Exodus 25:8: And let them make me a sanctuary; that I may dwell among them.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

This verse questions whether God can truly dwell on earth in a house made with hands, contrasting with the idea of God dwelling in the sanctuary mentioned in Exodus 25:8.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

It suggests that heaven is God's throne and earth His footstool, implying a temple or sanctuary cannot fully contain Him, contrasting with the idea of Him dwelling among His people.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

States that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting the notion of God dwelling in the sanctuary constructed according to the instructions in Exodus 25:8.

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

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

Declares that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, opposing the concept of a physical sanctuary for God's dwelling as suggested in Exodus 25:8.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
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