Contradictions and Paradoxes in Exodus 8:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Exodus 8:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Exodus 8:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God's people needed to travel for three days into the wilderness to worship Him properly, just like He told them to do. This was important because they wanted to obey God and show their love for Him.

Exodus 8:27: We will go three days' journey into the wilderness, and sacrifice to the LORD our God, as he shall command us.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, contradicting the notion of needing to go afar for sacrifice as stated in Exodus 8:27.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

It prioritizes mercy over sacrifice, contrasting with the necessity of performing sacrifices mentioned in Exodus 8:27.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:7

It stresses mercy rather than sacrifice, which conflicts with the emphasis on sacrifice in Exodus 8:27.

Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Contradiction with Mark 12:33

Highlights love and understanding as greater than sacrifices, opposing the imperative to sacrifice found in Exodus 8:27.

Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Questions the value of multitude sacrifices, which contradicts the purpose of seeking a place for sacrifice in Exodus 8:27.

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]

Paradox #1

The verse could present a doctrinal inconsistency because it mentions a request to go on a three-day journey to worship, which might seem like a temporary solution, but elsewhere in Exodus, there is a broader call for permanent freedom. The inconsistency arises from whether the request was genuinely only for worship or part of a larger demand for liberation.

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