Contradictions and Paradoxes in 2 Chronicles 31:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of 2 Chronicles 31:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts 2 Chronicles 31:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Chronicler, God wanted the king to give special gifts to show love and respect during important times and celebrations. The king made sure to follow God's rules by giving these gifts every day and during special holidays.

2 Chronicles 31:3: [He appointed] also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, [to wit], for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as [it is] written in the law of the LORD.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-9

This passage emphasizes the doing away with old sacrifices for the establishment of a new covenant, which contradicts the continuation of sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 31:3.

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 Hosea 6:6

God desires mercy, not sacrifice, contrasting the focus on sacrifices in 2 Chronicles 31:3.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

God expresses disinterest in burnt offerings and sacrifices, which is contrary to the practices mentioned in 2 Chronicles 31:3.

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 Amos 5:21-22

God rejects the religious festivals and offerings, contrasting with the prescribed offerings in 2 Chronicles 31:3.

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 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, contradicting the sacrificial system in 2 Chronicles 31:3.

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.

Paradox #1

This verse might seem to have a contradiction regarding the timing and establishment of regular offerings, as it describes protocols that may appear to be more developed than what would have been the case in earlier periods of Israelite history. This could suggest an anachronism where the text might reflect religious practices and structures from a later time being applied to an earlier king's reign.

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