Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:14

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

According to Moses, this verse means that a special leader called a priest would help make a person clean again by putting some special blood on their ear, thumb, and toe. This was a way to show that the person was ready to listen, work, and walk in a good way.

Leviticus 14:14: And the priest shall take [some] of the blood of the trespass offering, and the priest shall put [it] upon the tip of the right ear of him that is to be cleansed, and upon the thumb of his right hand, and upon the great toe of his right foot:

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

Jesus teaches that what comes out of the mouth defiles a person, not external acts like those in Leviticus 14:14, which emphasizes physical rituals for purification.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

This verse states that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, contradicting Leviticus 14:14, which suggests offerings have a cleansing power.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

Jesus indicates that nothing outside a man can defile him by going into him; this contrasts with Leviticus 14:14's focus on ritual purity.

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 Galatians 3:2

Paul questions the necessity of the law, including rituals like in Leviticus 14:14, as salvation is through faith, not law.

Galatians 3:2: This only would I learn of you, Received ye the Spirit by the works of the law, or by the hearing of faith?

Contradiction with John 4:24

Jesus says God is spirit, and worship must be in spirit and truth, contradicting the physical rituals in Leviticus 14:14.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:20-21

Paul advises against submitting to human commands, like those in Leviticus 14:14, which he sees as obsolete religious practices.

Colossians 2:20-21: Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, [rudiments: or, elements]

Contradiction with Acts 15:10

This verse suggests that the old law, including rituals in Leviticus 14:14, was a yoke that should not be imposed on believers.

Acts 15:10: Now therefore why tempt ye God, to put a yoke upon the neck of the disciples, which neither our fathers nor we were able to bear?
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