Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 37:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 37:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 37:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the person who wrote Exodus, God asked for a special box to be covered with shiny gold all over, including the top, sides, and even its horn-like corners. They also made a beautiful gold crown to go around it.

Exodus 37:26: And he overlaid it with pure gold, [both] the top of it, and the sides thereof round about, and the horns of it: also he made unto it a crown of gold round about.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:25

Exodus 20:25 mentions that an altar made of stone should not be hewn, contrasting with the crafted work in Exodus 37:26.

Exodus 20:25: And if thou wilt make me an altar of stone, thou shalt not build it of hewn stone: for if thou lift up thy tool upon it, thou hast polluted it. [build...: Heb. build them with hewing]

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:5-6

It commands making an altar of uncut stones which contrasts with the detailed craftsmanship described in Exodus 37:26.

Deuteronomy 27:5-6: And there shalt thou build an altar unto the LORD thy God, an altar of stones: thou shalt not lift up [any] iron [tool] upon them.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:29-35

Describes the construction and details of Solomon's temple, which differs in materials and artistic design from those prescribed in Exodus 37:26.

1 Kings 6:29-35: And he carved all the walls of the house round about with carved figures of cherubims and palm trees and open flowers, within and without. [open flowers: Heb. openings of flowers]

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

States that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, contrasting with the detailed tabernacle crafting described in Exodus 37:26.

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;

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4-14

Jeremiah warns against trusting in the temple work, contradicting the focus on precise construction as seen in Exodus 37:26.

Jeremiah 7:4-14: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:24

States that Christ did not enter man-made sanctuaries, highlighting a contrast in emphasis on physical structures like those described in Exodus 37:26.

Hebrews 9:24: For Christ is not entered into the holy places made with hands, [which are] the figures of the true; but into heaven itself, now to appear in the presence of God for us:
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