Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 40:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 40:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 40:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, he put together a special tent for God called the tabernacle, by setting up its parts like the base, walls, and poles. This place was important because it helped people feel close to God.

Exodus 40:18: And Moses reared up the tabernacle, and fastened his sockets, and set up the boards thereof, and put in the bars thereof, and reared up his pillars.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:14

This verse mentions that Solomon built the house of the Lord, which could be seen as a distinct event compared to Moses raising the tabernacle mentioned in Exodus 40:18.

1 Kings 6:14: So Solomon built the house, and finished it.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11

This verse emphasizes Christ as a high priest of good things to come, with a greater and more perfect tabernacle not made with hands, contrasting the physical setting up of the tabernacle by Moses in Exodus 40:18.

Hebrews 9:11: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

States that the Most High does not dwell in houses made with hands, which could be seen as contrary to the physical construction of the tabernacle in Exodus 40:18.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with John 4:21

Jesus says the hour comes when worship will not be in a specific location, such as Jerusalem, contrasting with the physical setting up of the tabernacle in Exodus 40:18.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
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