Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 35:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 35:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 35:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted special oil and spices to make things smell nice and to use for special prayers and blessings. These things were needed to make the holy place ready and nice for God.

Exodus 35:8: And oil for the light, and spices for anointing oil, and for the sweet incense,

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits making graven images, which could contradict the instruction in Exodus 35:8 to collect materials used in making items for the Tabernacle, which included artistic representations.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

This verse advises against storing up treasures on earth; Exodus 35:8 involves gathering various valuable materials for earthly use.

Matthew 6:19: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of sacrifices and offerings, contrasting the significance placed on such offerings in Exodus 35:8.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Matthew 12:7

This verse emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, presenting a different perspective on the collection of offerings and materials mentioned in Exodus 35:8.

Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
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