Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 3:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 3:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 3:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that the priest would take the special gift and burn it on the altar as a way to give it to God. It's like giving God a special meal to show love and respect.

Leviticus 3:11: And the priest shall burn it upon the altar: [it is] the food of the offering made by fire unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21

Leviticus 3:11 mentions offerings made by fire as a sweet savor to the Lord, whereas Amos 5:21 expresses God's discontent with such sacrifices, stating He will not accept them.

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

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Leviticus 3:11 highlights offerings, yet Hosea 6:6 emphasizes God's preference for mercy and knowledge of God over burnt offerings.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 50:8-9

Leviticus 3:11 accepts offerings, while Psalm 50:8-9 states that God does not rebuke for lack of offerings as He does not need them.

Psalm 50:8-9: I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Leviticus 3:11 values burnt offerings, but Isaiah 1:11 reveals God's weariness of endless sacrifices and burnt offerings.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Leviticus 3:11 involves making offerings by fire, whereas Matthew 9:13 quotes Jesus emphasizing mercy over sacrifice.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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