Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 38:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 38:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 38:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God asked them to make special tools out of strong metal for the altar where they prayed and made offerings. These tools, like pots and shovels, were important for helping them follow God's instructions.

Exodus 38:3: And he made all the vessels of the altar, the pots, and the shovels, and the basons, [and] the fleshhooks, and the firepans: all the vessels thereof made he [of] brass.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

Contradicts Exodus 38:3's detailed crafting of utensils by prohibiting the making of 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 1 Kings 6:23-28

Contradicts Exodus 38:3 by describing the making of elaborate cherubim inside the temple, suggesting a broader acceptance of crafted items for sacred use.

1 Kings 6:23-28: And within the oracle he made two cherubims [of] olive tree, [each] ten cubits high. [olive: or, oily: Heb. trees of oil]

Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9-10

Contradicts Exodus 38:3 by criticizing the making of idols, which can extend to crafted items made for religious purposes.

Isaiah 44:9-10: 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 Jeremiah 10:3-4

Contradicts Exodus 38:3 by denouncing the practice of creating and decorating objects, highlighting them as vain practices.

Jeremiah 10:3-4: For the customs of the people [are] vain: for [one] cutteth a tree out of the forest, the work of the hands of the workman, with the axe. [customs...: Heb. statutes, or, ordinances are vanity]

Contradiction with Acts 17:29

Contradicts Exodus 38:3 by emphasizing that the Divine should not be thought of or represented through material objects crafted by artisans.

Acts 17:29: Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device.
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