Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 27:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 27:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 27:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to build a special table, called an altar, using strong wood. It had to be a certain size, like a big square, and a certain height, to be just right for special offerings.

Exodus 27:1: And thou shalt make an altar [of] shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof [shall be] three cubits.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits making graven images, whereas Exodus 27:1 instructs the crafting of an altar, which could be seen as a constructed image or object for religious purposes.

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 Hebrews 9:11

Refers to a more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, contrasting with the altar made by hands in Exodus 27:1.

Hebrews 9:11: 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;

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

States that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting the physical altar construction ordered in Exodus 27:1.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:16

Suggests that believers themselves are God's temple, differing from the concept of a physical altar as described in Exodus 27:1.

1 Corinthians 3:16: Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and [that] the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?

Contradiction with Matthew 5:34-35

Jesus discourages the significance of earthly altars by pointing to the heavenly throne, contrasting the command to build an altar in Exodus 27:1.

Matthew 5:34-35: But I say unto you, Swear not at all; neither by heaven; for it is God's throne:
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