Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 4:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 4:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 4:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the priest to take some blood from a special bull and bring it to the holy tent where people meet God. This was a way to say sorry to God when someone made a mistake.

Leviticus 4:16: And the priest that is anointed shall bring of the bullock's blood to the tabernacle of the congregation:

Contradiction with Hebrews 7:27

Unlike Leviticus 4:16, which requires repeated sacrifices, this verse explains that Jesus offered himself once for all, negating the need for continual sacrifices.

Hebrews 7:27: Who needeth not daily, as those high priests, to offer up sacrifice, first for his own sins, and then for the people's: for this he did once, when he offered up himself.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:17

This verse states that Jesus came to fulfill the law, which could imply a shift in the practice of following the detailed sacrificial laws described in Leviticus.

Matthew 5:17: Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil.

Contradiction with John 1:29

Refers to Jesus as the Lamb of God who takes away the sin of the world, contrasting with the repeated animal sacrifices required in Leviticus 4:16.

John 1:29: The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world. [taketh away: or, beareth]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:12

This verse states that Jesus offered one sacrifice for sins forever, contradicting the repeated priestly sacrifices in Leviticus 4:16.

Hebrews 10:12: But this man, after he had offered one sacrifice for sins for ever, sat down on the right hand of God;

Contradiction with Colossians 2:14

Paul speaks of the law's requirements being nailed to the cross, which could be seen as contradicting the need to adhere to Levitical sacrificial rituals.

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;
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