Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 9:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 9:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 9:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, inside a special gold-covered box were important items like a jar of food that came from heaven, a stick that grew flowers, and stone tablets with rules written on them. These things helped people remember the amazing things God did for them long ago.

Hebrews 9:4: Which had the golden censer, and the ark of the covenant overlaid round about with gold, wherein [was] the golden pot that had manna, and Aaron's rod that budded, and the tables of the covenant;

Contradiction with 1 Kings 8:9

States that the Ark contained only the two stone tablets of the covenant, whereas Hebrews 9:4 mentions it contained the golden pot of manna and Aaron's rod.

1 Kings 8:9: [There was] nothing in the ark save the two tables of stone, which Moses put there at Horeb, when the LORD made [a covenant] with the children of Israel, when they came out of the land of Egypt. [when the: or, where the]

Paradox #1

Hebrews 9:4 mentions three items inside the Ark of the Covenant: the golden pot of manna, Aaron's rod that budded, and the tablets of the covenant. In the Old Testament, specifically in 1 Kings 8:9 and 2 Chronicles 5:10, it's stated that only the tablets of the covenant were inside the Ark. This difference in content can be seen as a contradiction or inconsistency.

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