Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 40:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 40:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 40:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the table was placed inside a special tent called the tabernacle, on the north side, but outside a special curtain. Christians understand this as showing how God wanted everything in His special tent to be set up just the right way for worship.

Exodus 40:22: And he put the table in the tent of the congregation, upon the side of the tabernacle northward, without the vail.

Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:2

This verse mentions King David's desire to build a permanent temple for the Ark, contrasting with the temporary tent setup described in Exodus 40:22.

1 Chronicles 28:2: Then David the king stood up upon his feet, and said, Hear me, my brethren, and my people: [As for me], I [had] in mine heart to build an house of rest for the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and for the footstool of our God, and had made ready for the building:

Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:6

God states that He has not dwelt in a house since bringing Israel out of Egypt, which contrasts with the placement of the table in a structured tent of the testimony in Exodus 40:22.

2 Samuel 7:6: Whereas I have not dwelt in [any] house since the time that I brought up the children of Israel out of Egypt, even to this day, but have walked in a tent and in a tabernacle.

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Here, Stephen declares that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, which contradicts the notion of God's presence in the physical structure of the tabernacle as depicted in Exodus 40:22.

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