Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 31:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 31:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 31:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God gave special skills to people so they could make beautiful things using gold, silver, and bronze. This means that God values creativity and talents.

Exodus 31:4: To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

This verse states that everything God created was very good, which contrasts with the need for skilled workmanship in Exodus 31:4, implying not everything was initially completed or perfect.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:9-10

This passage commands a day of rest on the Sabbath, while Exodus 31:4 involves work in the preparation of skilled labor for the tabernacle.

Exodus 20:9-10: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-21

This verse advises against storing earthly treasures, while Exodus 31:4 discusses using wealth and resources for the tabernacle, seemingly mixing spiritual and material focus.

Matthew 6:19-21: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:
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