Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 16:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 16:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 16:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, God sent Samuel to make a special offering, and he invited Jesse and his sons to join after making them clean and ready. This was an important event where they needed to prepare themselves to be with God.

1 Samuel 16:5: And he said, Peaceably: I am come to sacrifice unto the LORD: sanctify yourselves, and come with me to the sacrifice. And he sanctified Jesse and his sons, and called them to the sacrifice.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

Emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, contrasting the sacrifice aspect in 1 Samuel 16:5.

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 Isaiah 1:11

Questions the value of sacrifices, contrary to the sacrificial context of 1 Samuel 16:5.

Isaiah 1:11: 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 Hosea 6:6

Stresses mercy over sacrifice, which contrasts with the importance of sacrifice in 1 Samuel 16:5.

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

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22-23

Denies the focus on sacrifices when God brought Israel out of Egypt, unlike the sacrificial preparation in 1 Samuel 16:5.

Jeremiah 7:22-23: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

Highlights a broken spirit rather than sacrifices, differing from the literal sacrifice in 1 Samuel 16:5.

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 Amos 5:21-22

Rejects the ritualistic sacrifices, contrasting with the acceptable sacrifice in 1 Samuel 16:5.

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 Proverbs 21:3

Prioritizes justice and judgment over sacrifices, which differs from the ritual act in 1 Samuel 16:5.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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