Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 4:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 4:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 4:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted people to give Him special gifts to show they were sorry for not doing good things. In this verse, burning the fat was a way to say sorry to God and make their hearts clean.

Leviticus 4:19: And he shall take all his fat from him, and burn [it] upon the altar.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

It explains that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, contradicting the purpose of sin offerings in Leviticus 4:19.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Indicates God's disinterest in the multitude of sacrifices, contrasting with the emphasis on sacrificial rituals in Leviticus 4:19.

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 Psalm 51:16-17

Suggests that God does not delight in sacrifices or burnt offerings but in a contrite heart, which contradicts the sacrificial requirement in Leviticus 4:19.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

States that obedience is better than sacrifice, contradicting the requirement of sacrificial acts described in Leviticus 4:19.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Expresses a preference for mercy and knowledge of God over burnt offerings, which conflicts with the sacrificial prescriptions in Leviticus 4:19.

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