Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 6:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 6:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 6:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted the people to keep a fire burning all the time to show that He is always with them and that they should keep thinking about Him. It's like when we keep a nightlight on to remind us that we are safe and loved.

Leviticus 6:13: The fire shall ever be burning upon the altar; it shall never go out.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1-4

These verses argue that the law, including offerings, is only a shadow of good things to come and that the sacrifices can never make the worshippers perfect, contradicting the perpetuity of the fire for continual offerings in Leviticus 6:13.

Hebrews 10:1-4: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy, not sacrifice, which stands against the continuous ritual sacrifices represented by the perpetual fire in Leviticus 6:13.

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.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

God desires mercy, not sacrifice, contrasting with the importance of the sacrificial system, including the altar fire, in Leviticus 6:13.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-24

God expresses disdain for Israel's sacrifices and burnt offerings, questioning the necessity of the perpetual altar fire mentioned in Leviticus 6:13.

Amos 5:21-24: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-13

God questions the value of multitude sacrifices, challenging the need for continuous offerings and the fire in Leviticus 6:13.

Isaiah 1:11-13: 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 Mark 12:33

Loving God and neighbor is emphasized as more important than offerings and sacrifices, undermining the enduring significance of sacrificial fire in Leviticus 6:13.

Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
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