Contradiction with Leviticus 11:4
This verse specifies that certain animals are unclean and should not be eaten, contradicting the implication in Acts 10:12 that all animals are clean.
Leviticus 11:4: Nevertheless these shall ye not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the hoof: [as] the camel, because he cheweth the cud, but divideth not the hoof; he [is] unclean unto you.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 14:7
Similar to Leviticus 11:4, this verse lists animals that are considered unclean, which contrasts with the vision in Acts 10:12 suggesting all animals can be eaten.
Deuteronomy 14:7: Nevertheless these ye shall not eat of them that chew the cud, or of them that divide the cloven hoof; [as] the camel, and the hare, and the coney: for they chew the cud, but divide not the hoof; [therefore] they [are] unclean unto you.
Contradiction with Ezekiel 22:26
This verse criticizes priests for not distinguishing between the clean and unclean, opposing the notion in Acts 10:12 where this distinction is negated.
Ezekiel 22:26: Her priests have violated my law, and have profaned mine holy things: they have put no difference between the holy and profane, neither have they shewed [difference] between the unclean and the clean, and have hid their eyes from my sabbaths, and I am profaned among them. [violated: Heb. offered violence to]
Contradiction with Isaiah 66:17
This verse condemns eating unclean animals, which conflicts with the notion in Acts 10:12 of accepting all creatures as clean.
Isaiah 66:17: They that sanctify themselves, and purify themselves in the gardens behind one [tree] in the midst, eating swine's flesh, and the abomination, and the mouse, shall be consumed together, saith the LORD. [behind...: or, one after another]
Contradiction with Leviticus 20:25
Emphasizes making a distinction between clean and unclean animals, contrasting with the removal of such distinctions in Acts 10:12.
Leviticus 20:25: Ye shall therefore put difference between clean beasts and unclean, and between unclean fowls and clean: and ye shall not make your souls abominable by beast, or by fowl, or by any manner of living thing that creepeth on the ground, which I have separated from you as unclean. [creepeth: or, moveth]
Paradox #1
The challenge with Acts 10:12 might arise from its implication that all kinds of animals are acceptable to eat, which could conflict with dietary laws and health guidance that some people follow for moral, ethical, or scientific reasons today.