Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 6:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 6:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 6:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told Aaron's family to give a special grain gift to God and do it in a certain way. They had to bring it to the altar and offer it to show love and respect to God.

Leviticus 6:14: And this [is] the law of the meat offering: the sons of Aaron shall offer it before the LORD, before the altar.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which might contradict the detailed instructions for offerings in Leviticus 6:14 focusing on rituals and sacrifices.

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 expresses desire for mercy rather than sacrifice, contrasting the ritualistic importance placed on sacrifices in Leviticus.

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

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-10

These verses assert that God took no pleasure in sacrifices and offerings according to the law, challenging the necessity emphasized in Leviticus 6:14.

Hebrews 10:8-10: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16

The verse suggests God does not delight in sacrifice, which contrasts with the prescribed rituals in Leviticus.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

These verses question the value of sacrifices, contrasting the required offerings detailed in Leviticus 6:14.

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 Jeremiah 7:22-23

God expresses a preference for obedience over sacrifice, potentially conflicting with the Levitical laws' focus on offerings.

Jeremiah 7:22-23: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

Stresses doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly rather than focusing on sacrificial rituals, which could be seen as opposed to detailed sacrificial laws in Leviticus.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]
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