Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 13:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 13:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 13:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the people made sure to do special things for God each morning and evening, like offering gifts, lighting candles, and arranging bread nicely on a table. They did all this because they wanted to stay close to God, unlike others who forgot about Him.

2 Chronicles 13:11: And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also [set they in order] upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

Contradiction with John 4:24

2 Chronicles 13:11 emphasizes burnt offerings as part of worship, while John 4:24 emphasizes worshipping in spirit and truth rather than through physical rituals.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-9

2 Chronicles 13:11 speaks of offerings and incense, but Hebrews 10:8-9 states that God takes no pleasure in burnt offerings, suggesting a shift from old practices to doing God's will.

Hebrews 10:8-9: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

While 2 Chronicles 13:11 describes the pleasing nature of offerings, Amos 5:21-22 records God's rejection of such feasts and offerings when accompanied by unrighteous behavior.

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 Matthew 12:7

2 Chronicles 13:11 describes adherence to traditional offerings, but Matthew 12:7 suggests God desires mercy over sacrifice, indicating a prioritization of relationships over 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 Isaiah 1:11

The verse highlights continual sacrifices as pleasing in 2 Chronicles 13:11; however, Isaiah 1:11 questions the value of the multitude of sacrifices without moral integrity.

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]
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