Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 27:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 27:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 27:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted people to give special gifts to Him, and a priest would decide how much those gifts were worth. They would think about this value in a special year called the year of jubilee, and it was a way to honor God.

Leviticus 27:23: Then the priest shall reckon unto him the worth of thy estimation, [even] unto the year of the jubile: and he shall give thine estimation in that day, [as] a holy thing unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:37

This verse advocates for straightforward communication, while Leviticus 27:23 discusses valuations that might involve complexity and negotiation.

Matthew 5:37: But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.

Contradiction with Romans 3:20

Suggests that law cannot justify, contrasting with Leviticus 27:23 where law procedures seem to establish value or justification.

Romans 3:20: Therefore by the deeds of the law there shall no flesh be justified in his sight: for by the law [is] the knowledge of sin.

Contradiction with Galatians 2:16

Emphasizes faith over law for justification, conflicting with the legalistic procedure described in Leviticus 27:23.

Galatians 2:16: Knowing that a man is not justified by the works of the law, but by the faith of Jesus Christ, even we have believed in Jesus Christ, that we might be justified by the faith of Christ, and not by the works of the law: for by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified.

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:18-19

Discusses setting aside old laws in favor of better hope, opposing the adherence to a specific law seen in Leviticus 27:23.

Hebrews 7:18-19: For there is verily a disannulling of the commandment going before for the weakness and unprofitableness thereof.

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

Refers to Christ blotting out ordinances contrary to us, in contrast to the detailed ordinance presented in Leviticus 27:23.

Colossians 2:14: Blotting out the handwriting of ordinances that was against us, which was contrary to us, and took it out of the way, nailing it to his cross;

Contradiction with James 2:10

Points out that breaking one law means breaking all, which conflicts with the specific fulfillment of a single law in Leviticus 27:23.

James 2:10: For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one [point], he is guilty of all.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:25

States that we are no longer under a schoolmaster (law), contradicting the detailed legal requirement in Leviticus 27:23.

Galatians 3:25: But after that faith is come, we are no longer under a schoolmaster.

Contradiction with Romans 7:6

Suggests release from the law, contrasting with the specific legal instruction in Leviticus 27:23.

Romans 7:6: But now we are delivered from the law, that being dead wherein we were held; that we should serve in newness of spirit, and not [in] the oldness of the letter. [that being...: or, being dead to that]

Contradiction with Hebrews 8:13

Claims the old covenant is obsolete, which is in contrast to the active covenant process in Leviticus 27:23.

Hebrews 8:13: In that he saith, A new [covenant], he hath made the first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old [is] ready to vanish away.
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