Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 29:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 29:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 29:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Chronicler, the people worked together to make themselves clean and followed the king's orders to clean God's house just like God wanted them to. This was important because it made God's house nice and ready for prayer and worship.

2 Chronicles 29:15: And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. [by the words...: or, in the business of the LORD]

Contradiction with Mark 7:7

This verse suggests that human traditions can lead to vain worship, contradicting the organized worship and consecration in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

Mark 7:7: Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:13

This verse condemns worthless offerings and religious ceremonies, contrasting with the ceremonies of sanctification described in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

Isaiah 1:13: Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting. [iniquity: or, grief]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Preferring mercy over sacrifice, this verse contradicts the focus on sanctification and ritual in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:21

Rejects festivals and assemblies, contradicting the assembly for purification in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

Amos 5:21: 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

Emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, conflicting with the ritual purification process seen in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

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 Micah 6:6-8

Critiques ritual offerings as opposed to justice and humility, which contrasts with the temple service preparation in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]

Contradiction with Matthew 15:9

Warns against teachings based on human rules, which differs from the detailed rituals performed in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

Matthew 15:9: But in vain they do worship me, teaching [for] doctrines the commandments of men.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

States obedience is better than sacrifice, contradicting the act of gathering for purification rites in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

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 Hebrews 10:8

Indicates God does not desire sacrifices and offerings according to law, which contradicts the extensive sacrificial and purification preparations in 2 Chronicles 29:15.

Hebrews 10:8: 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;
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