Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 29:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 29:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 29:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted people to take the best parts of the animal, like the fat and certain organs, and offer them by burning them on an altar as a special gift to Him. This was a way to show love and thankfulness to God.

Exodus 29:13: And thou shalt take all the fat that covereth the inwards, and the caul [that is] above the liver, and the two kidneys, and the fat that [is] upon them, and burn [them] upon the altar. [the caul: it seemeth by anatomy, and the Hebrew doctors, to be the midriff]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience is more important than sacrifice, challenging the necessity of detailed sacrificial procedures.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Psalm 50:8-10

These verses emphasize God's lack of need for sacrifices or burnt offerings, contradicting the detailed commands for offerings in Exodus 29:13.

Psalm 50:8-10: I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse states that God desires mercy, not sacrifice, which opposes the detailed ritualistic sacrifices described in Exodus 29:13.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus quotes Hosea, emphasizing mercy over sacrifice, thus challenging the specific sacrificial instructions in Exodus 29:13.

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.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of sacrifices, contrasting with the detailed requirement of offerings in Exodus 29:13.

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]

Paradox #1

The contradiction or conflict with Exodus 29:13 might arise from the practice of animal sacrifice, which is commanded in the verse. Some people find it inconsistent with the idea of a loving and compassionate God that animals would be killed in religious rituals, especially when considered against modern ethical views on animal rights and welfare.

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