Contradiction with Exodus 31:3
This verse gives the credit for Bezalel's skill and wisdom to the Spirit of God, emphasizing divine inspiration rather than personal ability.
Exodus 31:3: And I have filled him with the spirit of God, in wisdom, and in understanding, and in knowledge, and in all manner of workmanship,
Contradiction with Isaiah 45:9
This verse suggests that the clay (man) should not question the potter's (God's) work, contrasting the recognition of human skill in Exodus 35:32.
Isaiah 45:9: Woe unto him that striveth with his Maker! [Let] the potsherd [strive] with the potsherds of the earth. Shall the clay say to him that fashioneth it, What makest thou? or thy work, He hath no hands?
Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Calls for trust in the Lord rather than leaning on personal understanding, conflicting with the affirmation of individual craftsmanship.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11
Stresses that time and chance affect all, implying that skill and craftsmanship may not always yield success, contradicting the confidence in human skill.
Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.