Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 30:21

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 30:21 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 30:21. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the priests to wash their hands and feet so they would stay safe and healthy. This rule was important and would last forever, keeping them clean for many generations.

Exodus 30:21: So they shall wash their hands and their feet, that they die not: and it shall be a statute for ever to them, [even] to him and to his seed throughout their generations.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

Jesus teaches that it is not what goes into a person from outside that defiles them, suggesting ritualistic washing is not necessary for spiritual cleanliness.

Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

Paul emphasizes that religious rituals, including food, drink, and ceremonial washing, are a shadow of things to come, implying they are no longer necessary.

Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

The law is only a shadow of the good things that are coming, not the realities themselves, indicating that ritual laws like washing do not bring real spiritual benefits.

Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

Jesus states that what enters one's mouth does not defile them, again indicating that external rituals like washing do not impact spiritual purity.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Romans 14:17

Emphasizes that the kingdom of God is not a matter of eating and drinking (or rituals), but of righteousness, peace, and joy in the Holy Spirit.

Romans 14:17: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.

Paradox #1

The contradiction in Exodus 30:21 could be seen as the strict requirement for ritual cleanliness, which may seem inconsistent with the idea of inner spiritual purity being more important than physical cleanliness. While religious rituals emphasize external actions, some might argue that focusing too much on these actions can conflict with the broader moral teaching of valuing internal virtues over outward appearances.

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