Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 29:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 29:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 29:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told him that Aaron and his sons need to put their hands on a ram's head before they give it to God. This was a way to show that the ram was being given to God as a special gift.

Exodus 29:15: Thou shalt also take one ram; and Aaron and his sons shall put their hands upon the head of the ram.

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16

This verse states that God does not delight in sacrifice, which contradicts Exodus 29:15 where a ram is to be sacrificed as an offering.

Psalm 51:16: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

This verse notes that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, contrasting the sacrificial system described in Exodus 29:15.

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

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse highlights God’s desire for mercy rather than sacrifice, conflicting with the requirement of animal sacrifice in Exodus 29:15.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse expresses God’s weariness with sacrifices, which contrasts with the instruction to sacrifice a ram in Exodus 29:15.

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 Micah 6:6-8

These verses emphasize acting justly and loving mercy over ritual sacrifices, opposing the prescribed sacrifice in Exodus 29:15.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]

Paradox #1

This verse involves animal sacrifice, which can be seen as morally contradictory to modern views on animal rights and the ethical treatment of animals. Some people today see taking an animal's life for religious rituals as inconsistent with the idea that animals should be treated with kindness and respect.

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