Leviticus 14:7 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Moses, who is thought to have written the book, this verse means that a person who had a skin disease was sprinkled with special water seven times to make them clean again, and then they let a bird go free to show that they were healthy now. It's like a special way to say the person is all better and can go back to their family and friends.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of ritual sacrifices, which contradicts the prescribed ritual cleansing involving animal sacrifice in Leviticus 14:7.

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 Psalm 51:16-17

These verses emphasize God’s preference for a broken spirit over ritual sacrifice, contrasting with the ritual requirements in Leviticus 14:7.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse highlights God’s desire for mercy and knowledge of Him rather than burnt offerings, conflicting with the ritualistic focus of Leviticus 14:7.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which stands in contrast to the sacrificial ritual outlined in Leviticus 14:7.

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 Hebrews 10:8-10

These verses suggest the insufficiency of sacrifices under the law for sanctification, contradicting the effective purification suggested by Leviticus 14:7.

Hebrews 10:8-10: 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;

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