Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 27:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 27:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 27:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the Israelites to make tools from strong metal to help with offerings. These tools were important for keeping the altar clean and taking care of sacrifices.

Exodus 27:3: And thou shalt make his pans to receive his ashes, and his shovels, and his basons, and his fleshhooks, and his firepans: all the vessels thereof thou shalt make [of] brass.

Contradiction with Numbers 4:14

This verse details additional aspects of altar service which seem to expand beyond the simple tools listed in Exodus 27:3, suggesting additional components are necessary contrary to the simplicity implied in Exodus 27:3.

Numbers 4:14: And they shall put upon it all the vessels thereof, wherewith they minister about it, [even] the censers, the fleshhooks, and the shovels, and the basons, all the vessels of the altar; and they shall spread upon it a covering of badgers' skins, and put to the staves of it. [basons: or, bowls]

Contradiction with 1 Kings 7:45

This verse describes Solomon making additional and different vessels for temple service, which suggests a complexity and variety not accounted for in the brief inventory given in Exodus 27:3.

1 Kings 7:45: And the pots, and the shovels, and the basons: and all these vessels, which Hiram made to king Solomon for the house of the LORD, [were of] bright brass. [bright: Heb. made bright or, scoured]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:21

This indicates that both the tabernacle and all the vessels of ministry needed to be purified, implying more complexity and requirements than the straightforward utensils mentioned in Exodus 27:3.

Hebrews 9:21: Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry.
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