Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 40:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 40:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 40:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Aaron is given special clothes and oil to make him holy, so he can do special jobs for God in the temple. This means Aaron is chosen to help people connect with God.

Exodus 40:13: And thou shalt put upon Aaron the holy garments, and anoint him, and sanctify him; that he may minister unto me in the priest's office.

Contradiction with Exodus 28:41

Whereas Exodus 40:13 focuses only on Aaron, Exodus 28:41 includes both Aaron and his sons in the anointing process, suggesting a group ordination rather than an individual one.

Exodus 28:41: And thou shalt put them upon Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him; and shalt anoint them, and consecrate them, and sanctify them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office. [consecrate...: Heb. fill their hand]

Contradiction with Numbers 3:3

Exodus 40:13 speaks specifically to Aaron, but Numbers 3:3 expands the consecration to his sons as priests, contradicting the singular focus on Aaron in Exodus 40:13.

Numbers 3:3: These [are] the names of the sons of Aaron, the priests which were anointed, whom he consecrated to minister in the priest's office. [whom...: Heb. whose hand he filled]

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:27

Exodus 40:13 establishes the priesthood through Aaron's consecration, but Hebrews 7:27 speaks of Jesus as the high priest who does not need daily sacrifices, arguably rendering Aaron's priesthood unnecessary according to New Testament theology.

Hebrews 7:27: Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.
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