Contradictions and Paradoxes in Deuteronomy 16:5

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Deuteronomy 16:5 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Deuteronomy 16:5. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people they should not celebrate the Passover meal in their own homes or cities, but in a special place God chooses. This was to make sure everyone came together to remember what God did for them.

Deuteronomy 16:5: Thou mayest not sacrifice the passover within any of thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee: [sacrifice: or, kill]

Contradiction with Exodus 20:24

Deuteronomy 16:5 says not to sacrifice the Passover within any of your towns, while Exodus 20:24 talks about building altars and sacrificing in any place where God's name is recorded.

Exodus 20:24: An altar of earth thou shalt make unto me, and shalt sacrifice thereon thy burnt offerings, and thy peace offerings, thy sheep, and thine oxen: in all places where I record my name I will come unto thee, and I will bless thee.

Contradiction with 1 Kings 3:2

Deuteronomy 16:5 restricts sacrificing the Passover to a specific location, whereas 1 Kings 3:2 acknowledges that people sacrificed in high places because there was no house built for the name of the LORD.

1 Kings 3:2: Only the people sacrificed in high places, because there was no house built unto the name of the LORD, until those days.

Contradiction with John 4:21

Deuteronomy 16:5 focuses on a specific place for sacrifice, but John 4:21 speaks about a time when worship will not be confined to any specific place.

John 4:21: Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father.
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