Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 2:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 2:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 2:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Samuel, the priests were taking more food than they should have from people who came to Shiloh to give offerings to God. They used a big fork to grab meat from pots, keeping it for themselves instead of following the rules God gave them.

1 Samuel 2:14: And he struck [it] into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the fleshhook brought up the priest took for himself. So they did in Shiloh unto all the Israelites that came thither.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:3

This verse states that the priests shall receive specified portions of meat, which aligns with the controlled and lawful distribution of offerings, contrasting with the forceful taking described in 1 Samuel 2:14.

Deuteronomy 18:3: And this shall be the priest's due from the people, from them that offer a sacrifice, whether [it be] ox or sheep; and they shall give unto the priest the shoulder, and the two cheeks, and the maw.

Contradiction with Leviticus 7:31-34

These verses lay out a specific process for offering portions designated to priests, emphasizing order, unlike the disorderly practice in 1 Samuel 2:14.

Leviticus 7:31-34: And the priest shall burn the fat upon the altar: but the breast shall be Aaron's and his sons'.

Contradiction with Leviticus 10:13-14

God instructs priests to eat designated offerings in a holy place and in a sanctified manner, highlighting the improper and unholy taking of portions in 1 Samuel 2:14.

Leviticus 10:13-14: And ye shall eat it in the holy place, because it [is] thy due, and thy sons' due, of the sacrifices of the LORD made by fire: for so I am commanded.

Contradiction with Numbers 18:18

The verse describes priests receiving the breast and thigh of offerings, through prescribed law, as opposed to the arbitrary and self-serving acts in 1 Samuel 2:14.

Numbers 18:18: And the flesh of them shall be thine, as the wave breast and as the right shoulder are thine.
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