Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 26:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 26:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 26:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us about how God wanted the special meeting place, called the tabernacle, to be built. Each board for the walls had to be exactly the right size so everything would fit together perfectly.

Exodus 26:16: Ten cubits [shall be] the length of a board, and a cubit and a half [shall be] the breadth of one board.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

This verse emphasizes the fulfillment of the law, while Exodus 26:16 focuses on a specific construction detail, thus reflecting different aspects of biblical law and application.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

This verse describes the law as a shadow of good things to come, in contrast to the practical instructions provided in Exodus 26:16.

Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

Describes the blotting out of ordinances, which can be seen as contradicting the detailed regulations like those in Exodus 26:16.

Colossians 2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Contradiction with Galatians 3:13

Speaks of Christ redeeming us from the curse of the law, which contrasts with the specific laws being given in Exodus 26:16.

Galatians 3:13: Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that hangeth on a tree:
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