Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 19:22

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 19:22 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 19:22. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that when someone does something wrong, the priest can help them make it right by offering a ram to God, and then God will forgive them. It's like saying sorry and getting a fresh start.

Leviticus 19:22: And the priest shall make an atonement for him with the ram of the trespass offering before the LORD for his sin which he hath done: and the sin which he hath done shall be forgiven him.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

This verse emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, contrasting with the prescriptive atonement process in Leviticus 19:22.

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

Highlights God's preference for mercy rather than sacrifice, which contrasts the sacrificial requirements in Leviticus 19:22.

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

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

Questions the value of sacrifice compared to obedience, conflicting with the necessity of sacrifice indicated in Leviticus 19:22.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Dismisses the importance of sacrifices, which contrasts with the specific sacrificial instructions in Leviticus 19:22.

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 51:16

Suggests God does not delight in sacrifice, which opposes the sacrificial atonement described in Leviticus 19:22.

Psalm 51:16: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

States that righteousness and justice are preferred over sacrifice, which contradicts the sacrificial focus of Leviticus 19:22.

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