Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 35:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 35:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 35:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted people who were smart and good at making things to help build special items for Him. They were to use their talents to create what God had asked for.

Exodus 35:10: And every wise hearted among you shall come, and make all that the LORD hath commanded;

Contradiction with Exodus 20:9

Exodus 35:10 speaks of working on creating the tabernacle, while Exodus 20:9 prescribes working six days and resting on the Sabbath, potentially conflicting with the nature or timing of the work.

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

Contradiction with Exodus 20:10

Exodus 35:10 involves gathering materials and work for the tabernacle which could fall on the Sabbath, contradicting the prohibition against work on the Sabbath day.

Exodus 20:10: But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:

Contradiction with Leviticus 23:3

Exodus 35:10 encourages work on the tabernacle, but Leviticus 23:3 emphasizes resting on the Sabbath, which could create a conflict in adhering to both directives.

Leviticus 23:3: Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work [therein]: it [is] the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.

Contradiction with Mark 2:27

Exodus 35:10 instructs the Israelites to work on constructing the tabernacle, whereas Mark 2:27 suggests that the Sabbath should take precedence, emphasizing rest over work.

Mark 2:27: And he said unto them, The sabbath was made for man, and not man for the sabbath:

Contradiction with Ezekiel 20:12

Exodus 35:10 involves labor on the tabernacle, yet Ezekiel 20:12 highlights the Sabbath as a sign of sanctification, suggesting the importance of rest over work on holy projects.

Ezekiel 20:12: Moreover also I gave them my sabbaths, to be a sign between me and them, that they might know that I [am] the LORD that sanctify them.
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