Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 29:39

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 29:39 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 29:39. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that God wanted the people to show their love and obedience by giving Him one lamb in the morning and another in the evening. It's like giving a special gift to God every day to say thank you and get His blessings.

Exodus 29:39: The one lamb thou shalt offer in the morning; and the other lamb thou shalt offer at even:

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:10

Exodus 29:39 prescribes daily sacrifices, but Hebrews 10:10 explains that Jesus’ sacrifice was once and for all, eliminating the need for daily sacrifices.

Hebrews 10:10: By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all].

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

God desires steadfast love and not sacrifice, contradicting the repetitious sacrifices in Exodus 29:39.

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

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

Emphasizes that obedience is better than sacrifice, challenging the need for daily burnt offerings as stated in Exodus 29:39.

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 Isaiah 1:11

God questions the value of endless sacrifices, which contradicts the mandated routine in Exodus 29:39.

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 51:16-17

States that God does not delight in sacrifice, putting in tension the necessity of the daily offerings required in Exodus 29:39.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
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