Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 16:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 16:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 16:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the live goat is part of a special ceremony to make things right with God, where the priest makes everything clean and then uses the goat to help take away the wrong things people have done. This shows how important it is to say sorry and be forgiven.

Leviticus 16:20: And when he hath made an end of reconciling the holy [place], and the tabernacle of the congregation, and the altar, he shall bring the live goat:

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse contradicts the need for ritual sacrifice for atonement, emphasizing that God has no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices.

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 Hebrews 10:4

It states that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, contradicting the effectiveness of the sin offerings in Leviticus.

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

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Preferring mercy over sacrifice suggests a contradiction to the prescribed rituals in Leviticus 16:20.

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

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

Emphasizes doing justly, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God as opposed to sacrificial rituals for atonement.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

God rejects feasts and burnt offerings, presenting a contradiction to the rituals described in Leviticus.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
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