Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 25:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 25:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 25:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to count every seven years until they reach forty-nine years. At the end of these forty-nine years, something special called the Year of Jubilee would happen, where everyone rests and goods are shared.

Leviticus 25:8: And thou shalt number seven sabbaths of years unto thee, seven times seven years; and the space of the seven sabbaths of years shall be unto thee forty and nine years.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:9

Exodus 20:9 states that six days shall you labor, but Leviticus 25:8 commands counting of sabbatical and jubilee cycles that emphasize rest beyond the weekly Sabbath.

Exodus 20:9: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 15:9

Deuteronomy 15:9 warns against harboring grudges during the year of release, suggesting a different cycle of release compared to the jubilee mentioned in Leviticus 25:8.

Deuteronomy 15:9: Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cry unto the LORD against thee, and it be sin unto thee. [thought: Heb. word] [wicked: Heb. Belial]

Contradiction with Leviticus 23:3

Leviticus 23:3 focuses on the weekly rest on the seventh day, while Leviticus 25:8 involves counting years leading to sabbatical and jubilee rest periods.

Leviticus 23:3: Six days shall work be done: but the seventh day [is] the sabbath of rest, an holy convocation; ye shall do no work [therein]: it [is] the sabbath of the LORD in all your dwellings.
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