Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 28:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 28:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 28:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse is about putting the names of the twelve tribes of Israel on two special stones. Six names go on one stone, and six names go on the other stone, in the order they were born.

Exodus 28:10: Six of their names on one stone, and [the other] six names of the rest on the other stone, according to their birth.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5

Exodus 20:4-5 commands not to make any graven images for worship, which could contradict with Exodus 28:10 instructing specific engravings on stones for religious garments.

Exodus 20:4-5: 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 Matthew 6:5-6

Matthew 6:5-6 emphasizes private devotion over public displays of piety, conflicting with the public and ceremonial nature of priestly garments described in Exodus 28:10.

Matthew 6:5-6: And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites [are]: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

Colossians 2:16-17 implies religious practices and artifacts of the Old Testament are shadows, contrasted with Exodus 28:10 detailing specific requirements for priestly garments.

Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:5

Hebrews 8:5 suggests that the tabernacle and its services, which include garments described in Exodus 28:10, are a copy and shadow of heavenly things, implying their obsolescence with the coming of Christ.

Hebrews 8:5: Who serve unto the example and shadow of heavenly things, as Moses was admonished of God when he was about to make the tabernacle: for, See, saith he, [that] thou make all things according to the pattern shewed to thee in the mount.
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