Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 23:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 23:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 23:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the chronicler, Christians believe that this verse is about doing special things for God on important days, like every week, on days when the moon changes, and during big celebrations, and these should be done just like God asked. It means always remembering to honor God in special ways at the right times.

1 Chronicles 23:31: And to offer all burnt sacrifices unto the LORD in the sabbaths, in the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded unto them, continually before the LORD:

Contradiction with Matthew 12:7

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, whereas 1 Chronicles 23:31 emphasizes sacrificial rituals.

Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

God desires mercy, not sacrifice, contrasting with the sacrificial duties in 1 Chronicles 23:31.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

God rejects feasts and offerings, contrasting the importance of these rituals in 1 Chronicles 23:31.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-14

Critiques sacrifices and offerings, whereas 1 Chronicles 23:31 highlights their observance.

Isaiah 1:11-14: 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]

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

Prefers a broken spirit over sacrifices, in contrast to the ritual focus in 1 Chronicles 23:31.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

Prioritizes justice and humility over offerings, opposed to the sacrificial emphasis in 1 Chronicles 23:31.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]
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