Contradiction with 2 Samuel 7:5-7
Contradicts temple measurements in Ezekiel 40:13 as God declares He has not dwelt in any house since Egypt.
2 Samuel 7:5-7: Go and tell my servant David, Thus saith the LORD, Shalt thou build me an house for me to dwell in? [my servant...: Heb. to my servant, to David]
Contradiction with Acts 7:48
States that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, challenging the need for temple measurements.
Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Contradiction with Isaiah 66:1-2
God asserts that heaven is His throne and questions the adequacy of any house for Him, implying the temple's measurements are immaterial.
Isaiah 66:1-2: Thus saith the LORD, The heaven [is] my throne, and the earth [is] my footstool: where [is] the house that ye build unto me? and where [is] the place of my rest?
Contradiction with John 4:21-24
Jesus mentions that worship will not be confined to specific locations like Jerusalem's temple.
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.
Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27
Solomon acknowledges that even the highest heaven cannot contain God, questioning the value of specific measurements for His house.
1 Kings 8:27: But will God indeed dwell on the earth? behold, the heaven and heaven of heavens cannot contain thee; how much less this house that I have builded?
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:4
Warns against trusting in the physical temple for peace, which includes its detailed measurements.
Jeremiah 7:4: Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, The temple of the LORD, [are] these.
Contradiction with Mark 13:1-2
Jesus predicts the temple's destruction, negating the importance of its specific dimensions.
Mark 13:1-2: And as he went out of the temple, one of his disciples saith unto him, Master, see what manner of stones and what buildings [are here]!
Contradiction with Acts 17:24
God, who made the world, does not dwell in temples made with hands, challenging the significance of temple measurements.
Acts 17:24: God that made the world and all things therein, seeing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not in temples made with hands;
Contradiction with Revelation 21:22
Describes a city without a temple, negating the importance of detailed temple measurements in the new heavenly vision.
Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.