Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 8:2

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 8:2 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 8:2. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, Jesus is like a special helper in a heavenly tent that God made, not people. This tent is a very holy place where God lives.

Hebrews 8:2: A minister of the sanctuary, and of the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, and not man. [of the sanctuary: or, of holy things]

Contradiction with Acts 7:48

Explains that God does not dwell in temples made with hands, which contradicts the idea of a sanctuary established by the Lord.

Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:27

States that God cannot be contained in a house or temple on Earth, contradicting the concept of a specific, divine sanctuary.

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 Isaiah 66:1-2

Emphasizes that heaven is God's throne and the Earth is His footstool, challenging the need for a physical sanctuary.

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 Jeremiah 7:4

Warns against trusting in the existence of the temple as a guarantee of God's presence, in contrast to a divine-made sanctuary.

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 John 4:21

Jesus tells the Samaritan woman that worship will not be tied to a physical location, contradicting the traditional notion of a sanctuary.

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.

Contradiction with Revelation 21:22

Describes a vision where there is no temple in the New Jerusalem, for God and the Lamb are its temple, conflicting with the need for a constructed sanctuary.

Revelation 21:22: And I saw no temple therein: for the Lord God Almighty and the Lamb are the temple of it.
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