Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 15:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 15:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 15:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, this verse tells us that the leaders of a special group called the Levites need to make themselves clean and ready to bring a very important box, called the Ark, to a special place prepared by God. It teaches us about being ready and pure when doing something special for God.

1 Chronicles 15:12: And said unto them, Ye [are] the chief of the fathers of the Levites: sanctify yourselves, [both] ye and your brethren, that ye may bring up the ark of the LORD God of Israel unto [the place that] I have prepared for it.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience to God over rituals and sacrifices, contradicting the requirement of sanctification rituals in 1 Chronicles 15:12.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Here, Jesus stresses the importance of mercy over sacrifice, challenging the focus on ritual preparation seen in 1 Chronicles 15:12.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-24

These verses express God's disdain for rituals devoid of justice and righteousness, contrasting with the ceremonial emphasis in 1 Chronicles 15:12.

Amos 5:21-24: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

God desires mercy, not sacrifice, opposing the emphasis on sanctification rituals described in 1 Chronicles 15:12.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-17

God expresses a preference for living righteously over performing sacrificial rituals, contrasting with the ceremonial cleansing required in 1 Chronicles 15:12.

Isaiah 1:11-17: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]
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