Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 16:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 16:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 16:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the author of the book, this verse means that God wanted the people to bring two goats to a special place to show that they were following His instructions. It was part of a ceremony to help them feel forgiven and close to God.

Leviticus 16:7: And he shall take the two goats, and present them before the LORD [at] the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of sacrificial offerings, including burnt offerings, in contrast to the detailed rituals involving animals described in Leviticus 16:7.

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 Psalm 40:6

This passage emphasizes that God does not desire sacrifice and offering, which contrasts with the detailed requirements for sacrifices found in Leviticus 16:7.

Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

It expresses God's preference for mercy rather than sacrifice, contrasting with the sacrificial system detailed in Leviticus 16:7.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:22

God rejects the offerings and sacrifices, challenging the importance of ritual procedures like those in Leviticus 16:7.

Amos 5:22: Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. [peace...: or, thank offerings]

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, possibly contradicting the emphasis on specific sacrificial rituals in Leviticus 16:7.

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 Hebrews 10:8

This verse underscores that God did not desire sacrifices, contrasting the detailed sacrificial instructions in Leviticus 16:7.

Hebrews 10:8: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

It states that doing righteousness and justice is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice, which challenges the sacrificial laws in Leviticus 16:7.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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