Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 28:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 28:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 28:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted the priests to wear special clothes with bells and pomegranates so that people could hear them and know they are serving God. The bells made a noise to remind everyone of God's presence.

Exodus 28:34: A golden bell and a pomegranate, a golden bell and a pomegranate, upon the hem of the robe round about.

Contradiction with Mark 7:15

Exodus 28:34 emphasizes the importance of specific external garments, while Mark 7:15 suggests that external things are not what make a person unclean or defiled.

Mark 7:15: If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

Exodus 28:34 concerns prescribed external holy garments, whereas Romans 14:14 says that nothing in itself is unclean, which could include garments or external objects.

Romans 14:14: I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean. [unclean: Gr. common]

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

Exodus 28:34 describes specific ceremonial attire, but Colossians 2:16-17 suggests that such ceremonial matters are just a shadow of things to come, indicating they are not fundamentally important.

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 9:10

Exodus 28:34 maintains the importance of ritual, while Hebrews 9:10 implies those rituals and regulations were meant only until the new order, suggesting their temporal nature.

Hebrews 9:10: [Which stood] only in meats and drinks, and divers washings, and carnal ordinances, imposed [on them] until the time of reformation. [ordinances: or, rites, or, ceremonies]
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