Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 38:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 38:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 38:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the court was like a special area made with long, pretty curtains on the south side, measuring a hundred cubits, which is a way to say it was very long. This place was important because it was where people came to be close to God.

Exodus 38:9: And he made the court: on the south side southward the hangings of the court [were of] fine twined linen, an hundred cubits:

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

While Exodus 38:9 describes building the tabernacle's court, Genesis 1:31 states that God saw everything was very good, implying perfection without need for additional structures like a tabernacle.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

This verse states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which contradicts the construction of a court for the tabernacle in Exodus 38:9.

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 Matthew 12:6

Jesus claims something greater than the temple is here, suggesting that such physical structures described in Exodus 38:9 are rendered less significant.

Matthew 12:6: But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4

This verse warns against trusting the deceptive words about the "temple of the Lord," which could contradict the emphasis placed on constructing such religious sites as in Exodus 38:9.

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