Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 30:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 30:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 30:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, everyone who is counted must give a small amount of money to show they belong to God's people. This money is a gift to God and helps take care of the special things used to worship Him.

Exodus 30:13: This they shall give, every one that passeth among them that are numbered, half a shekel after the shekel of the sanctuary: (a shekel [is] twenty gerahs:) an half shekel [shall be] the offering of the LORD.

Contradiction with Ezekiel 18:20

This verse states that each person is responsible for their own sin, contrasting the communal atonement responsibility in Exodus 30:13.

Ezekiel 18:20: The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.

Contradiction with Romans 6:23

This verse emphasizes that the wages of sin is death, which contradicts the idea that money can atone for life as in Exodus 30:13.

Romans 6:23: For the wages of sin [is] death; but the gift of God [is] eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord.

Contradiction with Matthew 6:24

This verse suggests a spiritual service that cannot be paid with money, conflicting with the idea of a monetary atonement in Exodus 30:13.

Matthew 6:24: No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

Contradiction with 1 Peter 1:18-19

This verse contrasts the redemption through the precious blood of Christ with monetary redemption suggested in Exodus 30:13.

1 Peter 1:18-19: Forasmuch as ye know that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, [as] silver and gold, from your vain conversation [received] by tradition from your fathers;

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

This passage highlights justification by faith, which contradicts the concept of monetary atonement described in Exodus 30:13.

Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in this verse might stem from the idea of assigning a monetary value or tax to individuals, which can conflict with the belief that every person holds equal intrinsic value and dignity that cannot be quantified or compared by wealth. This could be seen as conflicting with teachings that emphasize the equal worth of all people regardless of their economic status.

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