Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 27:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 27:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 27:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse describes how God wanted the north side of a special tent to look, with long curtains, strong poles, and shiny metal decorations. It's like God was giving instructions for a beautiful and strong place where people could come to worship Him.

Exodus 27:11: And likewise for the north side in length [there shall be] hangings of an hundred [cubits] long, and his twenty pillars and their twenty sockets [of] brass; the hooks of the pillars and their fillets [of] silver.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:25

This verse instructs not to build altars with hewn stones, contradicting any detailed construction instructions like those involving exact measurements for structures.

Exodus 20:25: And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. [build...: Heb. build them with hewing]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

This verse speaks of Christ being a high priest of good things to come, which contradicts the detailed focus on physical tabernacle specifics like measurements for courts.

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 17:24

States that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which contradicts the focus on constructing a physical dwelling place for worship.

Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with John 4:24

Indicates that worship should be in spirit and truth, rather than emphasizing physical construction like the detailed requirements for the court's construction in Exodus.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:18

Mentions the enduring nature of spiritual law, contrasting with the temporary, specific, material law given in Exodus regarding tabernacle construction.

Matthew 5:18: For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 3:16

Portrays believers themselves as God's temple, contradicting the notion of God residing in a physical constructed environment as described in Exodus 27:11.

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