Contradictions and Paradoxes in Hebrews 7:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Hebrews 7:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Hebrews 7:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Hebrews, this verse shows how special a man named Melchizedek was because even Abraham, a very important person, gave him a special gift called a "tenth" or "tithe" of what he had won. This helps show that Melchizedek was greater than Abraham.

Hebrews 7:4: Now consider how great this man [was], unto whom even the patriarch Abraham gave the tenth of the spoils.

Contradiction with Matthew 23:23

This verse emphasizes that justice, mercy, and faith are weightier matters than tithing, potentially contradicting the significance placed on tithes in Hebrews 7:4.

Matthew 23:23: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [anise: Gr. dill]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse suggests that obedience to God's commands is better than sacrifice, which could contrast with the focus on tithing and offerings in Hebrews 7:4.

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

This verse states that God desires mercy and knowledge of God more than burnt offerings, potentially contradicting the emphasis on tithes in Hebrews 7:4.

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

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

These verses highlight doing justice, loving kindness, and walking humbly with God over material offerings, which could contradict Hebrews 7:4's focus on tithing.

Micah 6:6-8: 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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