Contradictions and Paradoxes in Haggai 1:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Haggai 1:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Haggai 1:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Haggai, God wants the people to gather wood and build a special house for Him, and when they do, He will be happy and feel honored.

Haggai 1:8: Go up to the mountain, and bring wood, and build the house; and I will take pleasure in it, and I will be glorified, saith the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19-20

These verses emphasize storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth, which can contradict Haggai 1:8’s instruction to build a physical house.

Matthew 6:19-20: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Acts 17:24

It states that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which contrasts with the directive to build a house for God in Haggai 1:8.

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 John 4:21

Jesus mentions that worship will not be confined to a specific location, challenging the idea of building a house for God’s worship as instructed in Haggai 1:8.

John 4:21: 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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