Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 16:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 16:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 16:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, on a special day, the priest helps people become clean by saying sorry to God for everyone's mistakes, so they can be pure and happy before God. This makes sure everyone can have a fresh start and be close to God again.

Leviticus 16:30: For on that day shall [the priest] make an atonement for you, to cleanse you, [that] ye may be clean from all your sins before the LORD.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

This verse states that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, contradicting Leviticus 16:30 which implies atonement through these sacrifices.

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

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:11

It mentions that sacrifices offered repeatedly can never take away sins, contrasting with Leviticus 16:30's implication of effective atonement through sacrifice.

Hebrews 10:11: And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:12

This verse suggests that redemption and atonement come through Christ's own blood, not through the sacrificial system described in Leviticus 16:30.

Hebrews 9:12: Neither by the blood of goats and calves, but by his own blood he entered in once into the holy place, having obtained eternal redemption [for us].

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:9-10

It suggests that the sacrificial system of the old covenant (including the Day of Atonement) was insufficient to clear the conscience, differing from the notion of atonement in Leviticus 16:30.

Hebrews 9:9-10: Which [was] a figure for the time then present, in which were offered both gifts and sacrifices, that could not make him that did the service perfect, as pertaining to the conscience;

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-7

These verses question the effectiveness of burnt offerings and sacrifices, contrasting with the cleansing promised in Leviticus 16:30.

Micah 6:6-7: 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 Isaiah 1:11

God declares no delight in burnt offerings, contradicting the premise of Leviticus 16:30 that these offerings bring atonement.

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]

Paradox #1

Leviticus 16:30 talks about atonement and cleansing from sins once a year. A potential conflict might arise with the New Testament's teaching that Jesus’ sacrifice on the cross provides a permanent atonement for sins. This could raise questions about the necessity of repeated atonement rituals if Jesus' sacrifice is considered once-for-all.

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