Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 16:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 16:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 16:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God tells Aaron to give a special gift, called an offering, to say sorry for any wrongs he and his family might have done. This is to help them be friends with God again.

Leviticus 16:6: And Aaron shall offer his bullock of the sin offering, which [is] for himself, and make an atonement for himself, and for his house.

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:27

Unlike Leviticus 16:6, which details a high priest making atonement for himself, this verse states that Jesus, as a high priest, did not need to offer sacrifices for his own sins.

Hebrews 7:27: Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:12

Instead of repeatedly offering sacrifices as described in Leviticus 16:6, this verse notes that Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins forever.

Hebrews 10:12: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

This verse emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which contrasts with the sacrificial focus of Leviticus 16:6.

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 Hosea 6:6

It highlights God's desire for mercy rather than sacrifice, which conflicts with the sacrificial requirement in Leviticus 16:6.

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