Contradictions and Paradoxes in 1 Samuel 6:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 1 Samuel 6:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 1 Samuel 6:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 1 Samuel, this story shows that the people were happy to get the special box back and wanted to say thank you to God. They took the cart apart to make a fire and gave the cows to God as a gift.

1 Samuel 6:14: And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where [there was] a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:24

This verse discusses making an altar of earth, while 1 Samuel 6:14 describes sacrificing on a stone.

Exodus 20:24: An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:13-14

These verses command offering sacrifices only at the designated place of worship, whereas 1 Samuel 6:14 describes a sacrifice made in a field.

Deuteronomy 12:13-14: Take heed to thyself that thou offer not thy burnt offerings in every place that thou seest:

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

This verse states that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, contrasting with the sacrificial practices seen in 1 Samuel 6:14.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of sacrifices like those in 1 Samuel 6:14, stating God has no delight in such offerings.

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 Jeremiah 7:22-23

These verses emphasize obedience over sacrifice, challenging the significance of the events in 1 Samuel 6:14.

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]
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