Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 27:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 27:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 27:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to make handles for the altar using a special kind of wood and cover them with shiny metal. This was to help carry the altar safely and make it strong.

Exodus 27:6: And thou shalt make staves for the altar, staves [of] shittim wood, and overlay them with brass.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse forbids the making of any graven images or likenesses, which can be seen as contradictory to instructions for creating objects as detailed in Exodus 27:6.

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 20:25

This verse instructs not to build an altar using hewn stone, contradicting the construction details involving crafted materials in Exodus 27:6.

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 1 Kings 6:7

This verse mentions that the temple's stones were prepared entirely at the quarry so that no tools were needed on site, which contrasts with the hands-on approach for the altar mentioned in Exodus 27:6.

1 Kings 6:7: And the house, when it was in building, was built of stone made ready before it was brought thither: so that there was neither hammer nor axe [nor] any tool of iron heard in the house, while it was in building.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

This verse emphasizes that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which can contradict the need for man-made structures as outlined in Exodus 27:6.

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;
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