Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse shows how priests used special oil during a ceremony to make things clean and good. The priest would sprinkle the oil with his finger to follow God's instructions and help people feel closer to Him.

Leviticus 14:16: And the priest shall dip his right finger in the oil that [is] in his left hand, and shall sprinkle of the oil with his finger seven times before the LORD:

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19

These verses suggest that external rituals of purification are unnecessary, as Jesus mentions that what goes into a person from outside cannot defile them.

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 Matthew 15:11

This verse implies that what goes into the mouth does not defile a person, challenging the need for ritual purification as described in Leviticus.

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 Acts 10:15

This verse states "What God hath cleansed, that call not thou common," suggesting that divine intervention, not rituals, determines cleanness.

Acts 10:15: And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.
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