Contradiction with Matthew 22:37-40
These verses focus on love as the greatest commandment, which contrasts with the detailed specifications for constructing the tabernacle in Exodus 26:2, emphasizing spiritual over ritualistic devotion.
Matthew 22:37-40: This is the first and great commandment.
Contradiction with Amos 5:21-24
Amos condemns empty rituals and ceremonies, which contradicts the detailed construction and ritual aspects elaborated in Exodus 26:2.
Amos 5:21-24: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1-2
God emphasizes that heaven is His throne and the earth His footstool, contradicting the necessity of a specific, meticulously built tabernacle as described in Exodus 26:2.
Isaiah 66:1-2: 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 7:48-50
Stephen states that God does not dwell in handmade temples, contradicting the emphasis on constructing the tabernacle in Exodus 26:2.
Acts 7:48-50: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11-12
Christ is described as a high priest of good things to come, entering through a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, contradicting the man-made tabernacle instructions in Exodus 26:2.
Hebrews 9:11-12: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;