Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 16:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 16:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 16:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told Aaron to bring a young bull and a ram to say sorry and show love to God. This was a special way to ask for forgiveness and to be close to God.

Leviticus 16:3: Thus shall Aaron come into the holy [place]: with a young bullock for a sin offering, and a ram for a burnt offering.

Contradiction with Mark 7:15

Leviticus 16:3 emphasizes the ritual and specific offerings required for atonement, whereas Mark 7:15 suggests that external rituals do not defile a person, implying that inner purity is more important than ceremonial practices.

Mark 7:15: If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

Leviticus 16:3 involves offering animal sacrifices for atonement, but Hebrews 10:4 states that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, suggesting the ineffectiveness of such sacrifices.

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

Leviticus 16:3 prescribes sacrifices as necessary for atonement, while Hosea 6:6 expresses God's preference for mercy and knowledge of Him rather than burnt offerings, implying a contradiction in the necessity of rituals.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

While Leviticus 16:3 requires specific offerings, Psalm 51 suggests that God does not delight in sacrifice and that a broken spirit is more important, implying the limitations or lack of necessity for ritual sacrifices.

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 Isaiah 1:11

Leviticus 16:3 mandates sacrifices, but Isaiah 1:11 communicates God's weariness of the multitude of sacrifices, suggesting that such rituals are not what God ultimately desires.

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]
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