Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 29:28

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 29:28 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 29:28. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of 2 Chronicles, everyone gathered together to worship God while singers sang songs and people blew trumpets. They did this happily until the special offering to God was all done.

2 Chronicles 29:28: And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: [and] all [this continued] until the burnt offering was finished. [singers: Heb. song]

Contradiction with Amos 5:21

This verse expresses God's disdain for external rituals and assemblies when they are not accompanied by true devotion, contrasting with the joy and worship during Hezekiah's assembly described in 2 Chronicles 29:28.

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 Isaiah 1:13

This verse critiques meaningless offerings and ceremonies, opposing the ceremonial worship portrayed in 2 Chronicles 29:28.

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 Mark 7:6-7

Jesus condemns worship that is merely lip service without heartfelt devotion, contrasting with the enthusiastic worship in 2 Chronicles 29:28.

Mark 7:6-7: He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse emphasizes God's desire for mercy over sacrifice, which contrasts with the focus on sacrificial worship in 2 Chronicles 29:28.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes compassion over sacrifice, challenging the ritualistic worship scene in 2 Chronicles 29:28.

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 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifices, which can be seen as opposing the focus on ceremonial worship in 2 Chronicles 29:28.

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.
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