Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 37:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 37:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 37:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Exodus, this verse is about making a special box covered with gold, both inside and outside, to keep important things safe. It shows how important and special the box is because it's covered in shiny gold.

Exodus 37:2: And he overlaid it with pure gold within and without, and made a crown of gold to it round about.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits the creation of graven images or likenesses, which contradicts the detailed crafting of the ark and its adornments in Exodus 37:2.

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

Warns against corrupting oneself by making a graven image, contrasting with the ark's elaborate construction described in Exodus 37:2.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9

Mentions the futility of creating idols, differing from the craftsmanship of sacred objects noted in Exodus 37:2.

Isaiah 44:9: They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. [delectable: Heb. desirable]

Contradiction with Leviticus 26:1

Forbids making idols or graven images to bow down to, conflicting with the creation of the ark's decorative elements in Exodus 37:2.

Leviticus 26:1: Ye shall make you no idols nor graven image, neither rear you up a standing image, neither shall ye set up [any] image of stone in your land, to bow down unto it: for I [am] the LORD your God. [standing...: or, pillar] [image of...: or, figured stone: Heb. a stone of picture]
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