Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 36:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 36:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 36:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written the book, the curtains in God's special tent were joined together in groups to make them strong and beautiful. This was a way to make sure the tent was ready for God's presence.

Exodus 36:10: And he coupled the five curtains one unto another: and [the other] five curtains he coupled one unto another.

Contradiction with Exodus 26:3

Exodus 26:3 mentions connecting the curtains five to a set, while Exodus 36:10 connects them ten to a set.

Exodus 26:3: The five curtains shall be coupled together one to another; and [other] five curtains [shall be] coupled one to another.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:2

This verse describes the house Solomon built having its own unique measurements, contrasting with the dimensions and instructions given for the tabernacle in Exodus 36.

1 Kings 6:2: And the house which king Solomon built for the LORD, the length thereof [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth thereof twenty [cubits], and the height thereof thirty cubits.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 3:3

Solomon's temple design and construction are different from the tabernacle's detailed in Exodus 36.

2 Chronicles 3:3: Now these [are the things wherein] Solomon was instructed for the building of the house of God. The length by cubits after the first measure [was] threescore cubits, and the breadth twenty cubits. [instructed: Heb. founded]

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

Contrasts the earthly tabernacle with Christ's greater and more perfect tabernacle.

Hebrews 9:11: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

States that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, differing from the emphasis on tabernacle construction in Exodus 36.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
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