Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 33:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 33:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 33:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Exodus, Moses set up a special tent far away from where everyone was camping, and this tent was a place where people could go to be close to God. When anyone wanted to talk to God or be near Him, they went to this special tent outside the camp.

Exodus 33:7: And Moses took the tabernacle, and pitched it without the camp, afar off from the camp, and called it the Tabernacle of the congregation. And it came to pass, [that] every one which sought the LORD went out unto the tabernacle of the congregation, which [was] without the camp.

Contradiction with Exodus 33:14

This verse mentions that God's presence will go with Moses, which contrasts with Exodus 33:7, where the tabernacle of the congregation is set up outside the camp, implying a separation from the people.

Exodus 33:14: And he said, My presence shall go [with thee], and I will give thee rest.

Contradiction with Exodus 40:34

This verse states that the cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the Lord filled the tabernacle, suggesting God's immediate presence, while Exodus 33:7 depicts Moses placing the tabernacle outside the camp for meeting with God.

Exodus 40:34: Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:11

The glory of the Lord filled Solomon's temple so that the priests could not stand to minister, indicating God’s presence amid the people, which contrasts with Exodus 33:7's setup of the tabernacle outside the camp.

1 Kings 8:11: So that the priests could not stand to minister because of the cloud: for the glory of the LORD had filled the house of the LORD.

Contradiction with John 1:14

This verse talks about the Word becoming flesh and dwelling among us, implying the presence of God with people, contrary to Exodus 33:7 where the tabernacle and God’s meeting place are outside the congregation's camp.

John 1:14: And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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