Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 12:9

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 12:9 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 12:9. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the Israelites to cook the lamb over a fire and not boil it or eat it raw. It was important for them to follow these special cooking instructions.

Exodus 12:9: Eat not of it raw, nor sodden at all with water, but roast [with] fire; his head with his legs, and with the purtenance thereof.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:46

This verse instructs not to break any bones of the Passover lamb, contrasting Exodus 12:9 which details how the lamb should be cooked entirely, including the head, legs, and inward parts.

Exodus 12:46: In one house shall it be eaten; thou shalt not carry forth ought of the flesh abroad out of the house; neither shall ye break a bone thereof.

Contradiction with Leviticus 1:9

Leviticus describes the burnt offering, where the animal is cut into pieces and washed, contrary to the whole roasting method described in Exodus 12:9.

Leviticus 1:9: But his inwards and his legs shall he wash in water: and the priest shall burn all on the altar, [to be] a burnt sacrifice, an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:7

This verse mentions cooking the Passover sacrifice, which could imply methods other than roasting whole, as instructed in Exodus 12:9.

Deuteronomy 16:7: And thou shalt roast and eat [it] in the place which the LORD thy God shall choose: and thou shalt turn in the morning, and go unto thy tents.

Contradiction with John 19:36

Similar to Exodus 12:46, this verse emphasizes the prophecy that not a bone of Jesus (the Passover Lamb) would be broken, highlighting the completeness of the sacrificial lamb, differing from the preparation instructions in Exodus 12:9.

John 19:36: For these things were done, that the scripture should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken.
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