Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 23:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 23:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 23:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, the priests and helpers at the temple were given special jobs to do, just like how King David had organized them. They were supposed to make offerings and sing joyfully, following the rules that Moses had taught a long time ago.

2 Chronicles 23:18: Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as [it is] written in the law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, [as it was ordained] by David. [as it was...: Heb. by the hands of David]

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

This verse contradicts 2 Chronicles 23:18 by expressing God's disdain for religious rituals and burnt offerings, implying that such practices are not inherently pleasing to God, while 2 Chronicles 23:18 describes them as an integral part of worship.

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 Hosea 6:6

This verse emphasizes the preference for mercy over sacrifice, clashing with 2 Chronicles 23:18, which endorses a strict adherence to the sacrificial system.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-14

These verses criticize the multitude of sacrifices and festivals, suggesting God is weary of them, whereas 2 Chronicles 23:18 promotes these rituals as proper worship.

Isaiah 1:11-14: 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 7:21-23

Contradicts by suggesting God did not originally command sacrifices in the day He brought Israel out of Egypt, focusing instead on obedience, challenging the view in 2 Chronicles 23:18 on sacrifices.

Jeremiah 7:21-23: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus quotes Hosea, emphasizing mercy over sacrifice, opposing the ritual emphasis shown in 2 Chronicles 23:18.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

Here, God desires a broken spirit more than sacrifices, which goes against the directive for sacrifices found in 2 Chronicles 23:18.

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]
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