Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 38:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 38:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 38:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this part of the story is about building a special tent where people could be near God, and they made one side of it fifty cubits long, which is like a big wall. It shows how they carefully followed God's instructions to make everything just right.

Exodus 38:13: And for the east side eastward fifty cubits.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse forbids the making of graven images, which might contradict with any craftsmanship or decoration described in Exodus 38:13.

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 Exodus 31:4-5

This verse celebrates skillful work in crafting the tabernacle, which might seem contradictory if Exodus 38:13 suggests that craftsmanship is unnecessary.

Exodus 31:4-5: To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
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