Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 13:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 13:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 13:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, Jesus went outside the city to suffer so he could make people clean and close to God through his sacrifice. Just like how special things are done to make something pure, Jesus' love and sacrifice make us pure and loved by God.

Hebrews 13:12: Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.

Contradiction with Leviticus 4:20

While Hebrews 13:12 discusses sanctification through Jesus' suffering outside the camp, Leviticus 4:20 describes atonement through the sacrifice of bulls within the camp, illustrating a contrast in the physical location and perceived cleansing power of sacrifices.

Leviticus 4:20: And he shall do with the bullock as he did with the bullock for a sin offering, so shall he do with this: and the priest shall make an atonement for them, and it shall be forgiven them.

Contradiction with Exodus 29:14

Hebrews 13:12 talks about sanctification through Jesus suffering outside the gate, whereas in Exodus 29:14, the sin offering is to be burned outside the camp, indicative of impurity, showing a different concept of what is considered holy or acceptable.

Exodus 29:14: But the flesh of the bullock, and his skin, and his dung, shalt thou burn with fire without the camp: it [is] a sin offering.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Hebrews 13:12 speaks of sanctification through sacrifice, while Matthew 9:13 emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, suggesting a contrast in the focus on ritual sacrifices versus moral or ethical behavior.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Hebrews 13:12 suggests that sanctification comes through Jesus as a sacrifice, but Isaiah 1:11 questions the value and desirability of multitudes of sacrifices, potentially contradicting the need for ritualistic sacrifices for purification.

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 Hebrews 9:12

While Hebrews 13:12 highlights sanctification through suffering outside the camp, Hebrews 9:12 emphasizes the use of Jesus' blood for obtaining eternal redemption, focusing more on blood than on the location of the sacrifice.

Hebrews 9:12: Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us].

Contradiction with Psalms 51:16-17

Hebrews 13:12 discusses sanctification via Jesus' physical suffering, whereas Psalms 51:16-17 expresses that God does not delight in sacrifices but in a contrite heart, suggesting the superiority of inner spiritual transformation over sacrificial rites.

Psalms 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
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