Contradiction with Exodus 20:12
This verse commands honoring your father and mother, which some might see as contradictory if embalming is viewed as contrary to honoring traditional burial methods.
Exodus 20:12: Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Contradiction with Deuteronomy 18:10-11
These verses prohibit certain practices associated with the dead, which could be seen as contradictory if embalming is considered akin to such practices.
Deuteronomy 18:10-11: There shall not be found among you [any one] that maketh his son or his daughter to pass through the fire, [or] that useth divination, [or] an observer of times, or an enchanter, or a witch,
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 9:5
This verse emphasizes the cessation of all activities after death, which could contradict the practice of embalming as unnecessary activity for the dead.
Ecclesiastes 9:5: For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
Contradiction with 1 Thessalonians 4:13
This verse encourages believers not to be overly concerned with those who have died, which could contradict the detailed involvement in post-death practices such as embalming.
1 Thessalonians 4:13: But I would not have you to be ignorant, brethren, concerning them which are asleep, that ye sorrow not, even as others which have no hope.
Contradiction with Matthew 8:22
This verse suggests focusing on the living over the dead, potentially contradicting the elaborate attention given to the embalming process.
Matthew 8:22: But Jesus said unto him, Follow me; and let the dead bury their dead.