Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 30:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 30:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 30:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God gave special instructions to care for and respect the altar where they gave offerings and the special washbasin, showing the importance of following God's rules exactly. This helped people remember to be clean and respectful when talking to God.

Exodus 30:28: And the altar of burnt offering with all his vessels, and the laver and his foot.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5

These verses prohibit making graven images to worship, while Exodus 30:28 describes making specific sacred items, potentially causing confusion between idolization and religious artifacts.

Exodus 20:4-5: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:6

Instructs believers to pray in private, contrasting with Exodus 30:28 which implies a structured, public place of worship through sacred objects.

Matthew 6:6: But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

States that God does not dwell in places made by hands, while Exodus 30:28 describes crafting items for a physical place of worship, suggesting a divine presence.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1-2

Emphasizes that heaven is God's throne and earth is His footstool, questioning the emphasis on earthly altars and vessels as described in Exodus 30:28.

Isaiah 66:1-2: 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 1 Kings 8:27

Expresses that the heavens cannot contain God, let alone a temple, in contrast to Exodus 30:28 which centers religious practice around constructed items within the tabernacle.

1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
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