Joel 1:9 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Joel, God's special helpers, called priests, are very sad because there are no special gifts of food and drink to give to God in the temple. This means people cannot worship God the way they usually do, and it makes everyone unhappy.

Contradiction with Psalm 50:8-13

These verses describe God as not needing sacrifices or offerings, unlike Joel 1:9 which laments the lack of offerings.

Psalm 50:8-13: I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

God questions the value of sacrifices, which contradicts Joel 1:9's concern with the absence of offerings.

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 Amos 5:21-22

God rejects the offerings and feasts, contrasting with the anxiety over their absence in Joel 1:9.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, opposing Joel 1:9's lament for missing offerings.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy rather than sacrifice, which contradicts the distress in Joel 1:9 over lacking sacrifices.

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 Hebrews 10:4-6

Explains that God has no pleasure in burnt offerings, differing from the concern in Joel 1:9.