Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 23:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 23:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 23:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted the Israelites to have a special celebration called the Feast of Tabernacles, which lasted for seven days in the seventh month. This was a happy time to remember and thank God for taking care of them.

Leviticus 23:34: Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, The fifteenth day of this seventh month [shall be] the feast of tabernacles [for] seven days unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Exodus 23:15

This verse prescribes the Feast of Unleavened Bread, focusing on a different mandatory annual observance not aligned with the timing of the Feast of Tabernacles.

Exodus 23:15: Thou shalt keep the feast of unleavened bread: (thou shalt eat unleavened bread seven days, as I commanded thee, in the time appointed of the month Abib; for in it thou camest out from Egypt: and none shall appear before me empty:)

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:16

This verse mentions three different pilgrimage festivals, putting emphasis on duties not exclusively linked to the Feast of Tabernacles.

Deuteronomy 16:16: Three times in a year shall all thy males appear before the LORD thy God in the place which he shall choose; in the feast of unleavened bread, and in the feast of weeks, and in the feast of tabernacles: and they shall not appear before the LORD empty:

Contradiction with Numbers 9:2-3

Focuses on the Passover observance, setting a distinct calendar event with its own regulations, separate from the Feast of Tabernacles.

Numbers 9:2-3: Let the children of Israel also keep the passover at his appointed season.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:14

Establishes the Passover as an everlasting ordinance, giving prominence to a festival different from the Feast of Tabernacles outlined in Leviticus 23:34.

Exodus 12:14: And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the LORD throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 5:7-8

New Testament reference encouraging the spiritual observance of festivals, suggesting a departure from the specific festival observances commanded in Leviticus.

1 Corinthians 5:7-8: Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ our passover is sacrificed for us: [is sacrificed; or, is slain]
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