Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 29:44

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 29:44 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 29:44. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God promised to make the special tent and altar holy, where people gather to worship. He also made Aaron and his sons special priests to serve Him there.

Exodus 29:44: And I will sanctify the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar: I will sanctify also both Aaron and his sons, to minister to me in the priest's office.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

This verse states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contradicting the notion of sanctifying a physical altar and tabernacle in Exodus 29:44.

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;

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1

Here, the Lord proclaims that heaven is His throne and earth is His footstool, which implies that God is not contained or limited by earthly sanctified spaces as suggested in Exodus 29:44.

Isaiah 66:1: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

This verse warns against trusting in the temple of the Lord as a secure sanctuary, which contradicts Exodus 29:44's emphasis on sanctifying the tabernacle.

Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jesus tells the Samaritan woman that the time is coming when people will worship the Father neither on this mountain nor in Jerusalem, challenging the idea of a specific holy place suggested in Exodus 29:44.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
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