Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 37:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 37:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 37:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Bezaleel built a special box called the ark out of wood. It was as long as two and a half of your arms, as wide as one and a half arms, and as high as one and a half arms.

Exodus 37:1: And Bezaleel made the ark [of] shittim wood: two cubits and a half [was] the length of it, and a cubit and a half the breadth of it, and a cubit and a half the height of it:

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse forbids the making of graven images or any likeness, which contradicts the crafting of the ark and its components described in Exodus 37:1.

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 Deuteronomy 4:16-18

Warns against corrupting oneself by making idols resembling anything, potentially contradicting the creation of detailed, ornate structures as in Exodus 37:1.

Deuteronomy 4:16-18: Lest ye corrupt [yourselves], and make you a graven image, the similitude of any figure, the likeness of male or female,

Contradiction with Isaiah 42:8

Stresses that God will not share His glory with graven images, possibly contradicting the construction of a physical, ornate object for worship described in Exodus 37:1.

Isaiah 42:8: I [am] the LORD: that [is] my name: and my glory will I not give to another, neither my praise to graven images.

Contradiction with Acts 17:24-25

Affirms that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which contradicts the human creation of sacred objects for divine interaction mentioned in Exodus 37:1.

Acts 17:24-25: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 10:3-4

Criticizes the practice of creating decorated idols, which could contrast with the construction of ceremonial items in Exodus 37:1.

Jeremiah 10:3-4: For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. [customs...: Heb. statutes, or, ordinances are vanity]
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