Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 28:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 28:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 28:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us that God instructed the priests to make a special robe with a strong opening at the top so it wouldn't tear. This was important because it showed how special and well-prepared the priests had to be when serving God.

Exodus 28:32: And there shall be an hole in the top of it, in the midst thereof: it shall have a binding of woven work round about the hole of it, as it were the hole of an habergeon, that it be not rent.

Contradiction with Exodus 28:42

This verse specifies the linen breeches that the priests should wear for modesty, whereas Exodus 28:32 discusses the construction of a robe with a hole for the head, seeming to ignore the need for undergarments.

Exodus 28:42: And thou shalt make them linen breeches to cover their nakedness; from the loins even unto the thighs they shall reach: [their...: Heb. flesh of their nakedness] [reach: Heb. be]

Contradiction with Genesis 3:7

Describes the making of fig leaf garments which highlight human inadequacy, contrasting with the detailed and God-commanded garments in Exodus 28:32.

Genesis 3:7: And the eyes of them both were opened, and they knew that they [were] naked; and they sewed fig leaves together, and made themselves aprons. [aprons: or, things to gird about]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:25

Jesus' teaching not to worry about clothing can be seen as at odds with the detailed concern over priestly garments in Exodus 28:32.

Matthew 6:25: Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink; nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than meat, and the body than raiment?

Contradiction with 1 Peter 3:3

Advises focusing on inner beauty rather than outward adornment, contrary to the detailed external adornment described in Exodus 28:32.

1 Peter 3:3: Whose adorning let it not be that outward [adorning] of plaiting the hair, and of wearing of gold, or of putting on of apparel;

Contradiction with Luke 12:22-23

Jesus advises not to worry about what to wear, contrasting with the specific attention to clothing detail in Exodus 28:32.

Luke 12:22-23: And he said unto his disciples, Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat; neither for the body, what ye shall put on.
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