Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 26:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 26:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 26:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God gave special instructions to make long and wide curtains for a special tent. All the curtains should be the same size to make the tent just right.

Exodus 26:2: The length of one curtain [shall be] eight and twenty cubits, and the breadth of one curtain four cubits: and every one of the curtains shall have one measure.

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;
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