Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 38:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 38:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 38:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse tells us that God asked people to build a special tent for Him to be with them. Moses made sure everything was counted and the workers were guided by Ithamar, who was Aaron's son, to do it just right.

Exodus 38:21: This is the sum of the tabernacle, [even] of the tabernacle of testimony, as it was counted, according to the commandment of Moses, [for] the service of the Levites, by the hand of Ithamar, son to Aaron the priest.

Contradiction with Exodus 34:6-7

Focuses on God's forgiving nature, seemingly contradicting strict accounting and measurement of services.

Exodus 34:6-7: And the LORD passed by before him, and proclaimed, The LORD, The LORD God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

States that God does not change His mind, potentially contradicting the idea of detailed record-keeping as correction.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Romans 8:1-2

Emphasizes freedom in the Spirit, possibly opposing the idea of strict accounting implied in Exodus 38:21.

Romans 8:1-2: [There is] therefore now no condemnation to them which are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh, but after the Spirit.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:10-11

Argues that adherence to the law cannot justify, contrasting with an emphasis on precise law-based records.

Galatians 3:10-11: For as many as are of the works of the law are under the curse: for it is written, Cursed [is] every one that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them.
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