Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 10:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 10:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 10:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, Aaron told him that they had offered special gifts to God, but Aaron felt too sad to eat them. Aaron wondered if God would still be happy even though he didn’t eat the gift.

Leviticus 10:19: And Aaron said unto Moses, Behold, this day have they offered their sin offering and their burnt offering before the LORD; and such things have befallen me: and [if] I had eaten the sin offering to day, should it have been accepted in the sight of the LORD?

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, contradicting the importance of sacrificial rituals seen in Leviticus 10:19.

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

Highlights desire for mercy rather than sacrifice, contrasting the sacrificial focus in Leviticus 10:19.

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 teaches mercy over sacrifice, opposing the sacrificial norms of Leviticus 10:19.

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 10:8-9

Suggests that God does not take pleasure in sacrifices, conflicting with the sacrificial practices in Leviticus 10:19.

Hebrews 10:8-9: 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 Isaiah 1:11

Questions the value of sacrifices, conflicting with their necessity as implied in Leviticus 10:19.

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]
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