Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 40:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 40:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 40:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Exodus, God was giving Moses instructions on how to set up a special tent for worship. He told Moses to place a pretty incense altar and to hang a curtain at the entrance.

Exodus 40:5: And thou shalt set the altar of gold for the incense before the ark of the testimony, and put the hanging of the door to the tabernacle.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:6

Jesus claims to be greater than the temple, challenging the reverence of sacred objects like what is described in Exodus 40:5.

Matthew 12:6: But I say unto you, That in this place is [one] greater than the temple.

Contradiction with Mark 7:6-7

Critiques of external worship practices are highlighted over heart-based worship, whereas Exodus 40:5 focuses on ceremonial arrangement.

Mark 7:6-7: He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11-12

Describes Christ as a high priest of a greater tabernacle, contrasting with the emphasis on the physical tabernacle in Exodus 40:5.

Hebrews 9:11-12: 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 John 4:21-24

Jesus emphasizes that true worshipers will worship in spirit and truth, suggesting a shift from physical locations or objects, such as those in Exodus 40:5, to a spiritual focus.

John 4:21-24: 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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