Contradiction with Exodus 20:3
Leviticus 26:30 speaks of destroying high places, while Exodus 20:3 prohibits having other gods, suggesting those sites should not exist.
Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Contradiction with Numbers 33:52
Leviticus 26:30 indicates destruction of images, whereas Numbers 33:52 commands the destruction, seemingly a necessary step not reflected in realization by Leviticus.
Numbers 33:52: Then ye shall drive out all the inhabitants of the land from before you, and destroy all their pictures, and destroy all their molten images, and quite pluck down all their high places:
Contradiction with 2 Kings 18:4
Leviticus 26:30 foresees destroying religious icons, while 2 Kings 18:4 credits Hezekiah with doing so, implying a need that was unmet.
2 Kings 18:4: He removed the high places, and brake the images, and cut down the groves, and brake in pieces the brasen serpent that Moses had made: for unto those days the children of Israel did burn incense to it: and he called it Nehushtan. [images: Heb. statues] [Nehushtan: that is, A piece of brass]
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 8:4
Leviticus 26:30 involves the destruction of idols; 1 Corinthians 8:4 asserts such idols are nothing, therefore questioning the need for destruction.
1 Corinthians 8:4: As concerning therefore the eating of those things that are offered in sacrifice unto idols, we know that an idol [is] nothing in the world, and that [there is] none other God but one.
Contradiction with Isaiah 44:9
Leviticus 26:30 focuses on the destruction of idols, yet Isaiah 44:9 conveys the idea that idol makers are vain, suggesting their idols' powerlessness negating destruction necessity.
Isaiah 44:9: They that make a graven image [are] all of them vanity; and their delectable things shall not profit; and they [are] their own witnesses; they see not, nor know; that they may be ashamed. [delectable: Heb. desirable]
Paradox #1
Leviticus 26:30 discusses the destruction of places of worship and idols, which might seem in conflict with the view of a loving and forgiving God. The idea of divine punishment might also seem inconsistent with New Testament teachings on grace and redemption through Jesus.
Paradox #2
Leviticus 26:30 involves God punishing Israel for disobedience, which might seem inconsistent with the idea of a loving and forgiving God. Some people might see a contradiction between God's justice and wrath in the Old Testament and His love and mercy in the New Testament. However, others understand this as different aspects of God's nature working together.
Paradox #3
The contradiction in this verse might be seen in the context of a loving and compassionate God who also punishes harshly, which some people might find inconsistent with the nature of divine love and forgiveness. This could create a conflict for those who struggle to reconcile the concept of divine justice with compassion and mercy.