Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 6:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 6:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 6:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that God was talking to him. God wanted to give Moses important instructions to share with the people.

Leviticus 6:19: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:11

This verse highlights the inefficacy and repetitiveness of Old Testament sacrifices, suggesting their eventual obsolescence with Christ's ultimate sacrifice, thus contradicting the need for continual offerings mentioned in Leviticus 6:19.

Hebrews 10:11: And every priest standeth daily ministering and offering oftentimes the same sacrifices, which can never take away sins:

Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22-23

God states that when He brought the Israelites out of Egypt, He did not speak to them about burnt offerings, emphasizing obedience over ritual sacrifice, contrasting with the detailed sacrificial instructions in Leviticus 6:19.

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 1 Samuel 15:22

Emphasizes obedience to God rather than sacrifice, which questions the emphasis on ritual burnt offerings found in Leviticus 6:19.

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

God expresses a desire for mercy, not sacrifice, and acknowledgment of God rather than burnt offerings, contradicting the instruction of continual offerings in Leviticus 6:19.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

God questions the value of the multitude of sacrifices, preferring righteous living over ritual acts, which challenges the ritual importance found in Leviticus 6:19.

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 Proverbs 21:3

Highlights that doing justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice, putting a different emphasis on what is pleasing to God compared to the continual offerings in Leviticus 6:19.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
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