Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 35:29

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 35:29 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 35:29. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people of Israel happily gave gifts to God because they wanted to help with the special work God asked Moses to do. Everyone gave from their hearts to make sure everything God wanted was done.

Exodus 35:29: The children of Israel brought a willing offering unto the LORD, every man and woman, whose heart made them willing to bring for all manner of work, which the LORD had commanded to be made by the hand of Moses.

Contradiction with Exodus 35:2

This verse commands rest on the Sabbath under penalty of death, which contradicts the spirit of freewill offerings given in Exodus 35:29.

Exodus 35:2: Six days shall work be done, but on the seventh day there shall be to you an holy day, a sabbath of rest to the LORD: whosoever doeth work therein shall be put to death. [an...: Heb. holiness]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:1

This verse warns against doing good deeds to be seen by others, contradicting the community aspect and public offering in Exodus 35:29.

Matthew 6:1: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [alms: or, righteousness] [of your: or, with your]

Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 9:7

This verse emphasizes giving not out of necessity but cheerfully, which contrasts the structured contribution mentioned in Exodus 35:29.

2 Corinthians 9:7: Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver.

Contradiction with Malachi 3:8-10

This passage discusses tithes and offerings as obligations, which conflicts with the voluntary nature of offerings in Exodus 35:29.

Malachi 3:8-10: Will a man rob God? Yet ye have robbed me. But ye say, Wherein have we robbed thee? In tithes and offerings.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 15:10

This verse encourages giving without a grudging heart, conflicting with a potential obligation felt in a community-driven context like Exodus 35:29.

Deuteronomy 15:10: Thou shalt surely give him, and thine heart shall not be grieved when thou givest unto him: because that for this thing the LORD thy God shall bless thee in all thy works, and in all that thou puttest thine hand unto.
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