Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 40:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 40:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 40:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, burning sweet incense was a special way to pray and show love to God, just as God had asked him to do. This made the place feel very special and holy.

Exodus 40:27: And he burnt sweet incense thereon; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Contradiction with Exodus 30:8

This instructs burning incense both morning and evening, which Exodus 40:27 seems to only include the morning aspect.

Exodus 30:8: And when Aaron lighteth the lamps at even, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. [lighteth: or setteth up: Heb. causeth to ascend] [at even: Heb. between the two evenings]

Contradiction with Numbers 16:40

States that only Levites should burn incense, while Exodus 40:27 does not specify the burners, implying a broader application.

Numbers 16:40: [To be] a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which [is] not of the seed of Aaron, come near to offer incense before the LORD; that he be not as Korah, and as his company: as the LORD said to him by the hand of Moses.

Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 26:16

Indicates that only priests should burn incense, contradicting Exodus 40:27 where the text does not specify priests.

2 Chronicles 26:16: But when he was strong, his heart was lifted up to [his] destruction: for he transgressed against the LORD his God, and went into the temple of the LORD to burn incense upon the altar of incense.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:13

Condemns the burning of incense as meaningless, which contrasts with Exodus 40:27, where it's presented as a divine command.

Isaiah 1:13: Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting. [iniquity: or, grief]
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