Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 35:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 35:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 35:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God gave special skills to people so they could cut stones and carve wood to make beautiful things. These talents were gifts from God to help build and decorate the special place where people would come to worship.

Exodus 35:33: And in the cutting of stones, to set [them], and in carving of wood, to make any manner of cunning work.

Contradiction with Proverbs 16:3

While Exodus 35:33 highlights human craftsmanship, Proverbs 16:3 emphasizes committing work to the Lord for success, suggesting divine over human ability.

Proverbs 16:3: Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established. [Commit: Heb. Roll]

Contradiction with John 15:5

Exodus 35:33 speaks of human skill, whereas John 15:5 notes that without abiding in Christ, one can do nothing, underscoring divine dependence over human skill.

John 15:5: I am the vine, ye [are] the branches: He that abideth in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much fruit: for without me ye can do nothing. [without me: or, severed from me]

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:19

This verse undermines perceived wisdom and skill, in contrast to the praise of craftsmanship in Exodus 35:33.

1 Corinthians 1:19: For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the understanding of the prudent.

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

Suggests that success is not solely due to skill or strength, which differs from the focus on skill in Exodus 35:33.

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.

Contradiction with Isaiah 29:16

Highlights how human efforts and skills can be seen as insignificant in comparison to God's power, contrasting the emphasis on skill in Exodus 35:33.

Isaiah 29:16: Surely your turning of things upside down shall be esteemed as the potter's clay: for shall the work say of him that made it, He made me not? or shall the thing framed say of him that framed it, He had no understanding?
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