Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 38:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 38:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 38:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the person who wrote this part of the Bible, God told the people to make special rings on a big grill. These rings were there so they could use sticks to easily carry the grill whenever they needed to move it.

Exodus 38:5: And he cast four rings for the four ends of the grate of brass, [to be] places for the staves.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits the making of graven images, while Exodus 38:5 involves making objects for the tabernacle.

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 34:17

This verse commands not to make molten gods, while Exodus 38:5 details the creation of elements for worship.

Exodus 34:17: Thou shalt make thee no molten gods.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 27:15

This verse curses those who make a graven or molten image, contrasting with Exodus 38:5’s description of crafting items for religious purposes.

Deuteronomy 27:15: Cursed [be] the man that maketh [any] graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth [it] in [a] secret [place]. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.
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