Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 26:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 26:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 26:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted the Israelites to cover the special wooden boards and bars with shiny gold to make them beautiful and precious. This was for building a special place where they could feel close to God.

Exodus 26:29: And thou shalt overlay the boards with gold, and make their rings [of] gold [for] places for the bars: and thou shalt overlay the bars with gold.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits making graven images, whereas Exodus 26:29 involves overlaying designs with gold, possibly seen as extravagant decoration.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Advises against storing up earthly treasures, while Exodus 26:29 describes using gold, a valuable material, in construction.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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