Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 27:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 27:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 27:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to make a special altar with four pointy corners and cover it with shiny metal. This was so they could use it for worship and make it just the way God wanted.

Exodus 27:2: And thou shalt make the horns of it upon the four corners thereof: his horns shall be of the same: and thou shalt overlay it with brass.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits making any graven images, which could be seen as contradictory to the detailed crafting and ornamentation instructions for the altar with its horns described in Exodus 27:2.

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 Exodus 25:18

Here, instructions are given to make two cherubim of gold, which could be seen as contradictory to the earlier warning against making images, similar to the decorative elements in Exodus 27:2.

Exodus 25:18: And thou shalt make two cherubims [of] gold, [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:8

Reiterates the command against making graven images or likenesses, potentially conflicting with the ornate descriptions in Exodus 27:2 regarding the altar's design.

Deuteronomy 5:8: Thou shalt not make 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 waters beneath the earth:
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