Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 26:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 26:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 26:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the curtain in God's special tent is made from colorful threads and has pictures of angels on it. It is meant to be very beautiful and special, just like God's home.

Exodus 26:31: And thou shalt make a vail [of] blue, and purple, and scarlet, and fine twined linen of cunning work: with cherubims shall it be made:

Contradiction with Matthew 27:51

While Exodus 26:31 describes a veil separating the Holy of Holies, Matthew 27:51 describes it being torn, indicating the removal of that separation.

Matthew 27:51: And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent;

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:19-20

Exodus 26:31 details a physical barrier to the Most Holy Place, but Hebrews states that believers now have direct access through Jesus, suggesting the barrier is no longer necessary.

Hebrews 10:19-20: Having therefore, brethren, boldness to enter into the holiest by the blood of Jesus, [boldness: or, liberty]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 3:14-16

While Exodus 26:31 speaks of a veil, 2 Corinthians refers to the veil as a metaphor for spiritual blindness, suggesting a fundamental reinterpretation of the concept.

2 Corinthians 3:14-16: But their minds were blinded: for until this day remaineth the same vail untaken away in the reading of the old testament; which [vail] is done away in Christ.

Contradiction with Ephesians 2:14

Exodus 26:31 describes separation, but Ephesians states that Jesus has broken down the dividing wall, implying no separation exists.

Ephesians 2:14: For he is our peace, who hath made both one, and hath broken down the middle wall of partition [between us];
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