Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God asked people to bring special animals and flour as a gift to Him so He could help them. It was a way for the people to show they loved and listened to God.

Leviticus 14:10: And on the eighth day he shall take two he lambs without blemish, and one ewe lamb of the first year without blemish, and three tenth deals of fine flour [for] a meat offering, mingled with oil, and one log of oil. [of the...: Heb. the daughter of her year]

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

Jesus states he has not come to destroy the Law but to fulfill it, suggesting the continuation of Old Testament laws, which may imply relevance beyond Levitical rituals that some see as obsolete.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

Describes the law as having a shadow of good things to come, indicating that the strict observances in Leviticus may be seen as merely symbolic in the New Covenant.

Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

Advises not to let others judge you in religious observances, implying that Leviticus 14:10's ritualistic requirements are not binding for Christians.

Colossians 2:16-17: Let no man therefore judge you in meat, or in drink, or in respect of an holyday, or of the new moon, or of the sabbath [days]: [in meat...: or, for eating and drinking] [respect: or, part]

Contradiction with Galatians 3:24-25

States that the law was a guardian until Christ came, which could be interpreted to mean that the specific ceremonial laws like those in Leviticus are no longer applicable.

Galatians 3:24-25: Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster [to bring us] unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith.

Contradiction with Romans 10:4

Asserts that Christ is the end of the law for righteousness, which suggests that rituals associated with Leviticus 14:10 are superseded by faith in Christ.

Romans 10:4: For Christ [is] the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

Jesus declares all foods clean, challenging the Levitical purity laws and thus indirectly questioning the need for the rituals described in Leviticus 14.

Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Declares the old covenant obsolete, which encompasses Levitical laws, hinting at a potential contradiction with continuing to follow specific ceremonial rituals.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.

Contradiction with Acts 15:28-29

Early Christian leaders decided not to burden Gentile believers with the law of Moses, which includes Leviticus 14:10, indicating a shift away from those rules.

Acts 15:28-29: For it seemed good to the Holy Ghost, and to us, to lay upon you no greater burden than these necessary things;
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