Contradiction with Ezekiel 41:16
While Ezekiel 40:16 describes narrow windows and palm trees in the gates, Ezekiel 41:16 mentions windows and palm trees inside the temple, which could suggest a different architectural layout.
Ezekiel 41:16: The door posts, and the narrow windows, and the galleries round about on their three stories, over against the door, cieled with wood round about, and from the ground up to the windows, and the windows [were] covered; [cieled...: Heb. cieling of wood] [and from...: or, and the ground unto the windows]
Contradiction with 1 Kings 6:4
This verse mentions "windows of narrow lights" in Solomon's temple, possibly implying a purpose and design not aligned with Ezekiel's vision, creating a conceptual contradiction in temple design.
1 Kings 6:4: And for the house he made windows of narrow lights. [of...: or, broad within, and narrow without: or, skewed and closed]
Contradiction with Exodus 25:18-20
This passage describes cherubim on the Ark of the Covenant, a different decorative emphasis from the palm trees in Ezekiel 40:16, highlighting different iconographic features.
Exodus 25:18-20: And thou shalt make two cherubims [of] gold, [of] beaten work shalt thou make them, in the two ends of the mercy seat.
Contradiction with 1 Chronicles 28:11-12
David's temple plans detail different aspects than those highlighted in Ezekiel 40:16, suggesting discrepancies in divine architectural specifications.
1 Chronicles 28:11-12: Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,