Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 37:17

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 37:17 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 37:17. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Exodus, God gave instructions to make a special lampstand out of pure gold for His special tent. It was made by carefully shaping the gold into a branching light with pretty designs like bowls and flowers.

Exodus 37:17: And he made the candlestick [of] pure gold: [of] beaten work made he the candlestick; his shaft, and his branch, his bowls, his knops, and his flowers, were of the same:

Contradiction with Genesis 1:3

Exodus 37:17 describes a physical object, while Genesis 1:3 discusses the act of creation through spoken word.

Genesis 1:3: And God said, Let there be light: and there was light.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

Exodus 37:17 involves creating a golden object, potentially contradicting the commandment against making graven images.

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 Isaiah 40:18

Exodus 37:17 describes a crafted lampstand, yet Isaiah questions how one can liken or compare God to any created thing.

Isaiah 40:18: To whom then will ye liken God? or what likeness will ye compare unto him?

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Exodus 37:17 details treasure or wealth on earth, while Matthew advises against storing earthly treasures.

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 Acts 17:24

Exodus 37:17 shows human crafting for worship, contrasting with the belief that God cannot be represented by objects.

Acts 17:24: 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;
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