Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 30:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 30:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 30:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse is about instructions from God on how to make a special altar. It tells how long, wide, and tall the altar should be so people know exactly how to build it as God wanted.

Exodus 30:2: A cubit [shall be] the length thereof, and a cubit the breadth thereof; foursquare shall it be: and two cubits [shall be] the height thereof: the horns thereof [shall be] of the same.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:20

Exodus 30:2 describes the dimensions for the altar of incense, whereas 1 Kings 6:20 describes the dimensions of the Most Holy Place, which differ significantly.

1 Kings 6:20: And the oracle in the forepart [was] twenty cubits in length, and twenty cubits in breadth, and twenty cubits in the height thereof: and he overlaid it with pure gold; and [so] covered the altar [which was of] cedar. [pure: Heb. shut up]

Contradiction with Exodus 27:1

The altar for burnt offering in this verse is much larger than the altar of incense described in Exodus 30:2.

Exodus 27:1: And thou shalt make an altar [of] shittim wood, five cubits long, and five cubits broad; the altar shall be foursquare: and the height thereof [shall be] three cubits.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:4

Describes the Ark of the Covenant holding the golden altar of incense, while Exodus 30:2 specifies the altar as separate and placed outside the veil.

Hebrews 9:4: Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:4

Provides dimensions for the temple porch that do not align with the size of the incense altar in Exodus 30:2.

2 Chronicles 3:4: And the porch that [was] in the front [of the house], the length [of it was] according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height [was] an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.
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