Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 12:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 12:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 12:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that God protected the homes of the Israelites during a scary time in Egypt when something bad happened to the Egyptians. So, the people thanked God and showed their love for Him.

Exodus 12:27: That ye shall say, It [is] the sacrifice of the LORD'S passover, who passed over the houses of the children of Israel in Egypt, when he smote the Egyptians, and delivered our houses. And the people bowed the head and worshipped.

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22

This verse indicates that God did not speak to the Israelites about burnt offerings or sacrifices at the time of their exodus from Egypt, which contradicts the instructions for sacrifice outlined in Exodus 12:27.

Jeremiah 7:22: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

This verse suggests that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, which contradicts the significance of the sacrifice outlined in Exodus 12:27.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse challenges the desire for sacrifices, questioning their value and purpose, contradicting the command in Exodus 12:27 for a sacrificial practice.

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 Psalm 40:6

This verse states that God has not desired sacrifice and offering, contrasting with the sacrificial commands of Exodus 12:27.

Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse emphasizes God's desire for mercy rather than sacrifice, contradicting the focus on sacrifices in Exodus 12:27.

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

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Exodus 12:27 could be seen in the celebration of freedom through the destruction of others, as it recounts the deliverance of the Israelites from Egypt by means of severe plagues. This can be seen as a conflict because it involves finding justice and liberation for one group through the suffering of another.

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