Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 30:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 30:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 30:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told him to gather special spices like myrrh, cinnamon, and calamus to make a holy oil. This oil was used to anoint and make things special and ready for worship in God's house.

Exodus 30:23: Take thou also unto thee principal spices, of pure myrrh five hundred [shekels], and of sweet cinnamon half so much, [even] two hundred and fifty [shekels], and of sweet calamus two hundred and fifty [shekels],

Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5

This verse advises trusting in the Lord with all your heart and not leaning on your own understanding, which could contradict the detailed and specific prescription of ingredients in Exodus 30:23 where reliance on human measurements and understanding is required.

Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of multitude sacrifices and offerings, contrasting the precise instructions for creating a holy anointing oil in Exodus 30:23 solely for sacred purposes.

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 Mark 7:18-19

Jesus declares all foods clean, implying a shift away from Old Testament restrictions and specific rituals such as the formulation of anointing oil in Exodus 30:23.

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