Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 7:14

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 7:14 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 7:14. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the person should give a special part of their gift to God, and this part will belong to the priest who helps with the offering. This means God and the helpers (priests) both get a share when people bring gifts.

Leviticus 7:14: And of it he shall offer one out of the whole oblation [for] an heave offering unto the LORD, [and] it shall be the priest's that sprinkleth the blood of the peace offerings.

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

This passage indicates that God takes no delight in offerings and sacrifices, which contrasts with the instructions for offerings in Leviticus 7:14.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Psalm 40:6

This verse suggests that God does not desire sacrifice and offering, contradicting the instruction to offer specific sacrifices in Leviticus 7:14.

Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-9

These verses express that God takes no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, contrary to the detailed sacrificial system outlined in Leviticus 7:14.

Hebrews 10:8-9: 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 Isaiah 1:11

This verse reflects God's disdain for the multitude of sacrifices, opposing the sacrificial command in Leviticus 7:14.

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 Micah 6:6-8

These verses emphasize justice, mercy, and humility over burnt offerings, which appears contrary to the sacrificial emphasis in Leviticus 7:14.

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?]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

God desires mercy and not sacrifice, opposing the sacrificial requirements found in Leviticus 7:14.

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