Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 16:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 16:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 16:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted people to be clean and pure, so He asked for special rituals like sprinkling blood to make things holy and clean from bad things. This was part of making sure everything was ready and right for the people to be close to God.

Leviticus 16:19: And he shall sprinkle of the blood upon it with his finger seven times, and cleanse it, and hallow it from the uncleanness of the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:22

This verse states that almost all things are by the law purged with blood, and without shedding of blood there is no remission, whereas Leviticus 16:19 involves purifying with sprinkling of blood on the altar without explicit mention of shedding.

Hebrews 9:22: And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

It states that it is not possible that the blood of bulls and goats should take away sins, while Leviticus 16:19 involves using blood for atonement.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the multitude of sacrifices, suggesting God has no pleasure in the blood of bulls, which contradicts the practice seen in Leviticus 16:19.

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

It states that God desires mercy and not sacrifice, which goes against the detailed sacrificial rituals in Leviticus 16:19.

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