Contradiction with Matthew 5:4
Leviticus 10:6 prohibits mourning for the dead, while Matthew 5:4 blesses those who mourn.
Matthew 5:4: Blessed [are] they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.
Contradiction with Ecclesiastes 3:4
Leviticus 10:6 commands not to engage in mourning, whereas Ecclesiastes 3:4 acknowledges a time to mourn.
Ecclesiastes 3:4: A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
Contradiction with Romans 12:15
Leviticus 10:6 forbids expressing grief, but Romans 12:15 encourages believers to weep with those who weep.
Romans 12:15: Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Contradiction with John 11:35
Leviticus 10:6 restricts showing outward sorrow, yet Jesus weeps at Lazarus’s death in John 11:35, indicating a model of open mourning.
John 11:35: Jesus wept.
Contradiction with Amos 5:16-17
Leviticus 10:6 prohibits mourning, but Amos speaks of widespread mourning as a response to God's judgment.
Amos 5:16-17: Therefore the LORD, the God of hosts, the Lord, saith thus; Wailing [shall be] in all streets; and they shall say in all the highways, Alas! alas! and they shall call the husbandman to mourning, and such as are skilful of lamentation to wailing.
Contradiction with Isaiah 61:2-3
Leviticus 10:6 restricts mourning, while Isaiah prophesies comfort for those who mourn, suggesting a positive view of mourning.
Isaiah 61:2-3: To proclaim the acceptable year of the LORD, and the day of vengeance of our God; to comfort all that mourn;
Contradiction with Luke 7:13
Leviticus 10:6 denies mourning for priests, yet Jesus shows compassion and addresses the mourning widow.
Luke 7:13: And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on her, and said unto her, Weep not.
Contradiction with Lamentations 3:31-32
Leviticus 10:6 forbids mourning, whereas Lamentations emphasizes the appropriateness of experiencing sorrow and grief.
Lamentations 3:31-32: For the Lord will not cast off for ever:
Paradox #1
Leviticus 10:6 could be seen as having a contradiction or inconsistency due to its instruction against outward mourning for the deaths of family members, which might seem to conflict with the natural human emotion and customary practice of grieving a loss. People might find it difficult to reconcile the command to refrain from showing sorrow with the natural human response to death.