Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 36:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 36:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 36:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written this book, God told people to make special curtains with loops. These loops helped to join the curtains together, like when you button up a shirt.

Exodus 36:17: And he made fifty loops upon the uttermost edge of the curtain in the coupling, and fifty loops made he upon the edge of the curtain which coupleth the second.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:2

Exodus 36:17 describes curtains, while 1 Kings 6:2 describes the measurements of Solomon's temple, which differs in structure and intent.

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 Hebrews 10:4

Exodus 36:17 is a construction detail for the tabernacle, while Hebrews 10:4 speaks of the inefficacy of animal sacrifices, contrasting the reliance on physical structures.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with John 4:24

Emphasizes true worship being in spirit, contrasting with Exodus 36:17's focus on physical components for worship.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Mark 14:58

Jesus speaks of destroying the physical temple and raising a spiritual one in three days, contrary to the tabernacle's significance in Exodus 36:17.

Mark 14:58: We heard him say, I will destroy this temple that is made with hands, and within three days I will build another made without hands.
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