Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 25:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 25:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 25:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God showed him exactly how to build a special tent and all the things inside it, and Moses and the people were to make it just the way God wanted. This tent was a very special place where they could feel close to God.

Exodus 25:9: According to all that I shew thee, [after] the pattern of the tabernacle, and the pattern of all the instruments thereof, even so shall ye make [it].

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

While Exodus 25:9 speaks of a specific design for the tabernacle, 1 Kings 8:27 acknowledges God's transcendence and that He cannot be contained in a temple or any physical structure.

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 Acts 7:48

Exodus 25:9 details the pattern for a dwelling place for God, whereas Acts 7:48 states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, suggesting physical structures are unnecessary.

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

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:5

It highlights that earthly sanctuaries like those described in Exodus 25:9 are only copies and shadows of heavenly realities, suggesting a limitation or imperfection in their earthly representation.

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.
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