Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 23:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 23:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 23:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, these are special days to have parties for God, where people bring gifts like food and drinks to show love and thankfulness to Him. These celebrations are like holy gatherings where everyone comes together to worship God.

Leviticus 23:37: These [are] the feasts of the LORD, which ye shall proclaim [to be] holy convocations, to offer an offering made by fire unto the LORD, a burnt offering, and a meat offering, a sacrifice, and drink offerings, every thing upon his day:

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

Amos speaks of God's disdain for Israel's feasts and offerings, contradicting the prescribed offerings in Leviticus 23:37.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:13-14

Isaiah records God's expressed hatred for the feasts and offerings, challenging their observance in Leviticus 23:37.

Isaiah 1:13-14: Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting. [iniquity: or, grief]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Hosea emphasizes God's desire for mercy over sacrifice, contradicting the sacrificial requirements in Leviticus 23:37.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 12:7

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which opposes the strict sacrificial focus in Leviticus 23:37.

Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-9

The passage states that God no longer desires sacrifices, which counters the directives in Leviticus 23:37.

Hebrews 10:8-9: 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;
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