Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 10:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 10:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 10:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, God doesn't really want people to keep giving Him gifts and sacrifices. Instead, He wants them to follow Him with love and a good heart.

Hebrews 10:8: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16

This verse suggests that God does not delight in sacrifices, contradicting the traditional emphasis on offerings.

Psalm 51:16: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse indicates God's preference for mercy over sacrifice, contrasting with the necessity of sacrifices mentioned in Hebrews 10:8.

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

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

This verse states that to do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice, differing from the focus on sacrifice.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of the multitude of sacrifices, suggesting God does not desire them, which contrasts with their importance in Hebrews 10:8.

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 Micah 6:6-7

These verses raise the rhetorical question of what God desires, hinting at a perspective that diminishes the importance of traditional sacrifices.

Micah 6:6-7: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]
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