Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 28:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 28:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 28:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted special stones to be carved with the names of the families of Israel, just like how you carve a special design on a ring. These stones had to be put in shiny gold holders, showing how precious God's people were.

Exodus 28:11: With the work of an engraver in stone, [like] the engravings of a signet, shalt thou engrave the two stones with the names of the children of Israel: thou shalt make them to be set in ouches of gold.

Contradiction with Exodus 31:1-3

This verse highlights God's direct appointment and filling Bezalel with wisdom for craftsmanship, which contrasts with Exodus 28:11's more implicit or general reference to skilled engravers without specifying divine intervention.

Exodus 31:1-3: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

This verse speaks to human righteousness being like "filthy rags," which can be seen as a broader spiritual contradiction to the skilled and valued craftsmanship in Exodus 28:11.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24-25

This verse describes God not dwelling in temples made with hands, nor needing anything from human hands, contrasting with the value of human craftsmanship in the priestly garments.

Acts 17:24-25: 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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