Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 30:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 30:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 30:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted Aaron and his sons to wash their hands and feet to be clean before they prayed or worked in the holy place. It was a way to show respect and prepare themselves to be close to God.

Exodus 30:19: For Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat:

Contradiction with Exodus 30:20

While Exodus 30:19 requires washing with water before entering the tabernacle, Exodus 30:20 emphasizes that failure to wash can result in death, underscoring the necessity rather than contradiction.

Exodus 30:20: When they go into the tabernacle of the congregation, they shall wash with water, that they die not; or when they come near to the altar to minister, to burn offering made by fire unto the LORD:

Contradiction with Numbers 19:7

This verse involves washing after handling a sin offering, contrasting Exodus 30:19 where washing is required before service.

Numbers 19:7: Then the priest shall wash his clothes, and he shall bathe his flesh in water, and afterward he shall come into the camp, and the priest shall be unclean until the even.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:2

This verse questions the necessity of traditional rituals like handwashing, which contradicts the ritual washing for priests in Exodus 30:19.

Matthew 15:2: Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread.
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