Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 27:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 27:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 27:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse describes how to make part of God's special tent, with very specific sizes and materials, so that the people can worship God in the way He wants. The long sides are to be very long and tall, made of nice linen, and held up with strong bronze bases.

Exodus 27:18: The length of the court [shall be] an hundred cubits, and the breadth fifty every where, and the height five cubits [of] fine twined linen, and their sockets [of] brass. [fifty...: Heb. fifty by fifty]

Contradiction with Matthew 23:23

Jesus highlights the importance of justice, mercy, and faith rather than meticulous adherence to ceremonial or structural details.

Matthew 23:23: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [anise: Gr. dill]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11-12

This passage emphasizes the spiritual significance of Christ's sacrifice over the physical tabernacle.

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;

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jesus speaks about worship not being confined to specific locations or structures like the one described in Exodus.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48-49

God does not dwell in man-made temples, contrasting the focus on building specifications in Exodus.

Acts 7:48-49: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
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