Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 40:32

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 40:32 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 40:32. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God's people washed themselves before going into the special tent or near the altar because this is what God asked them to do. This showed they were clean and ready to be close to God.

Exodus 40:32: When they went into the tent of the congregation, and when they came near unto the altar, they washed; as the LORD commanded Moses.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

This verse states that what enters the mouth does not defile a person, which contradicts Exodus 40:32 regarding the need for ceremonial washing before entering holy spaces.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

This verse emphasizes that nothing from outside can defile a person, contradicting the emphasis on external cleanliness in Exodus 40:32.

Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

These verses indicate that the ceremonial cleanliness laws are a shadow of things to come, which contradicts the literal application required in Exodus 40:32.

Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

This verse suggests that the law is only a shadow of good things to come and not the realities themselves, contradicting the strict observance of ritual washing in Exodus 40:32.

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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