Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Chronicles 24:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Chronicles 24:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Chronicles 24:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Chronicles, this verse tells us about the order in which priests were chosen to serve, with Eliashib being the eleventh and Jakim being the twelfth. It shows us how organized and fair the system was for the priests’ work.

1 Chronicles 24:12: The eleventh to Eliashib, the twelfth to Jakim,

Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:11

While 1 Chronicles 24:12 is partly about organized priestly duties, Ecclesiastes 9:11 emphasizes the unpredictability of life and events, suggesting not everything is orderly or determined.

Ecclesiastes 9:11: I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:23

1 Chronicles 24:12 focuses on the priestly service and division, whereas Matthew 23:23 criticizes religious leaders for their focus on meticulous law observance rather than justice, mercy, and faith.

Matthew 23:23: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [anise: Gr. dill]

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:11-12

1 Chronicles 24:12 deals with the established order of priestly divisions, but Hebrews 7:11-12 suggests a change in priesthood and law with the coming of Christ, indicating a shift from established tradition.

Hebrews 7:11-12: If therefore perfection were by the Levitical priesthood, (for under it the people received the law,) what further need [was there] that another priest should rise after the order of Melchisedec, and not be called after the order of Aaron?
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