Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the priest to pour oil into his left hand as part of a special ceremony to make someone clean and healthy again. This was an important job that showed how God cared for His people.

Leviticus 14:26: And the priest shall pour of the oil into the palm of his own left hand:

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Contradicts the ritualistic offering by emphasizing mercy over sacrifice.

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 Isaiah 1:11

Questions the value of burnt offerings, contrasting with the requirement in Leviticus 14:26.

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]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Emphasizes mercy and knowledge of God above burnt offerings, differing from Leviticus 14:26's ritual requirements.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Psalm 40:6

Suggests God does not desire sacrifices, opposing the necessity in Leviticus 14:26.

Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8

Indicates sacrifices and offerings are insufficient, contrasting with the prescribed offerings in Leviticus 14:26.

Hebrews 10:8: 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 Jeremiah 7:22

God states He did not initially command offerings, which challenges the specific offerings in Leviticus 14:26.

Jeremiah 7:22: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]
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