Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 14:52

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 14:52 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 14:52. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that to make a house clean and special again, people used a special mix of things like bird's blood, water, wood, plants, and a red string. This was their way of asking God to help make the house good and healthy.

Leviticus 14:52: And he shall cleanse the house with the blood of the bird, and with the running water, and with the living bird, and with the cedar wood, and with the hyssop, and with the scarlet:

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

This verse contradicts Leviticus 14:52 because it asserts that ceremonial laws, such as those described in Leviticus, are ultimately ineffective in achieving true spiritual purification.

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

Contradiction with Mark 7:18-23

These verses contradict Leviticus 14:52 by emphasizing that impurity comes from within a person, rather than external factors or objects, implying that cleansing a house is spiritually irrelevant.

Mark 7:18-23: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?

Contradiction with Matthew 23:25-28

Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for their emphasis on outward cleanliness and rituals, contrasting with Leviticus 14:52's focus on ceremonial purification of a house.

Matthew 23:25-28: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and of the platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:16-17

These verses suggest that Old Testament rituals, including those in Leviticus, are merely a shadow of things to come, contradicting the lasting importance implied in Leviticus 14:52.

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]
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