Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 26:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 26:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 26:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to make strong wooden boards for the special tent where they would worship Him. These boards had to be made from a special kind of wood and would stand up tall to help build the tent.

Exodus 26:15: And thou shalt make boards for the tabernacle [of] shittim wood standing up.

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

While Exodus 26:15 focuses on the materials for constructing the Tabernacle, Genesis 1:31 emphasizes God seeing all creation as 'very good,' implying no need for additional structures.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

This verse states that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, which contradicts the purpose of building a sanctuary in Exodus 26:15.

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

Contradiction with John 4:24

God being spirit and requiring worship in spirit and truth suggests a contrast to the physical structures described in Exodus 26:15.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

This verse declares that heaven is God's throne and earth His footstool, questioning the necessity of a tabernacle's physical construction as noted in Exodus 26:15.

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 Matthew 18:20

Suggests God's presence where two or three gather, conflicting with the need for a specific frame like in Exodus 26:15.

Matthew 18:20: For where two or three are gathered together in my name, there am I in the midst of them.
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