Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 31:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 31:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 31:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God chose Bezaleel, a special person from the tribe of Judah, to do important work. God knew his name and picked him for a special job.

Exodus 31:2: See, I have called by name Bezaleel the son of Uri, the son of Hur, of the tribe of Judah:

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27-29

Contradicts by emphasizing God's choice of the weak and foolish, not the skilled, for His purposes, unlike the skilled artisan Bezalel in Exodus 31:2.

1 Corinthians 1:27-29: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 9:23-24

Emphasizes that glory should not be in wisdom or might, but in understanding and knowing God, contrasting with the glorification of Bezalel's skills in Exodus 31:2.

Jeremiah 9:23-24: Thus saith the LORD, Let not the wise [man] glory in his wisdom, neither let the mighty [man] glory in his might, let not the rich [man] glory in his riches:

Contradiction with Acts 4:13

Highlights how uneducated and ordinary men like Peter and John were chosen by God, in contrast to the skilled artisan Bezalel in Exodus 31:2.

Acts 4:13: Now when they saw the boldness of Peter and John, and perceived that they were unlearned and ignorant men, they marvelled; and they took knowledge of them, that they had been with Jesus.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

Highlights God's focus on the heart rather than outward skills or appearance, unlike the emphasis on Bezalel's crafting skills in Exodus 31:2.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
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