Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 39:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 39:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 39:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the candlestick was like a special lamp made of pure gold with some little lamps on it, and it had everything needed to make it shine brightly. This helped people remember God's light and goodness.

Exodus 39:37: The pure candlestick, [with] the lamps thereof, [even with] the lamps to be set in order, and all the vessels thereof, and the oil for light,

Contradiction with Matthew 5:15

This verse mentions not hiding lights under a bushel, while Exodus 39:37 describes placing lamps according to a specific pattern.

Matthew 5:15: Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a bushel, but on a candlestick; and it giveth light unto all that are in the house. [a bushel: the word in the original signifieth a measure containing about a pint less than a peck]

Contradiction with Isaiah 60:19

This verse talks about the Lord being an everlasting light, contrasting with the temporal nature of a physical lampstand in Exodus 39:37.

Isaiah 60:19: The sun shall be no more thy light by day; neither for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee: but the LORD shall be unto thee an everlasting light, and thy God thy glory.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:23

The city needing no lamp because the glory of God lights it contradicts the use of physical lamps described in Exodus 39:37.

Revelation 21:23: And the city had no need of the sun, neither of the moon, to shine in it: for the glory of God did lighten it, and the Lamb [is] the light thereof.
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