Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 39:42

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 39:42 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 39:42. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the leader of the Israelites, God told Moses exactly how to do a special job, and the Israelites did everything just like God said. They followed all of God's instructions exactly.

Exodus 39:42: According to all that the LORD commanded Moses, so the children of Israel made all the work.

Contradiction with James 2:24

This verse emphasizes that a person is justified by works and not by faith only, which could contradict the implication in Exodus 39:42 that following divine instructions (as done by the Israelites exactly) is sufficient for God's approval, suggesting that compliance without faith may not suffice.

James 2:24: Ye see then how that by works a man is justified, and not by faith only.

Contradiction with Romans 3:28

States that a person is justified by faith apart from the works of the Law, potentially contradicting Exodus 39:42 which highlights the execution of detailed works as part of divine compliance.

Romans 3:28: Therefore we conclude that a man is justified by faith without the deeds of the law.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:48

Commands to be perfect as God is perfect, suggesting a broader, more spiritual perfection beyond simply following detailed instructions noted in Exodus 39:42.

Matthew 5:48: Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.

Contradiction with Isaiah 64:6

Declares righteousness as filthy rags, implying that even though the Israelites followed God's instructions perfectly in Exodus 39:42, their works alone may be insufficient for holiness without God's grace.

Isaiah 64:6: But we are all as an unclean [thing], and all our righteousnesses [are] as filthy rags; and we all do fade as a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, have taken us away.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

Points out that the Law is only a shadow and not the substance, potentially contradicting Exodus 39:42 by questioning the sufficiency of following the physical instructions alone for spiritual completeness.

Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
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