Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 8:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 8:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 8:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse shows how Aaron and his sons prepared an animal to give to God as a special gift. They placed their hands on the animal to show that it was being offered for everyone's sake.

Leviticus 8:18: And he brought the ram for the burnt offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the ram.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Isaiah questions the value of burnt offerings, which Leviticus 8:18 commands.

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 Hosea 6:6

God desires mercy, not sacrifice, which questions the need for offerings shown in Leviticus 8:18.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:22

God rejects burnt offerings, which contrasts with the offerings being made in Leviticus 8:18.

Amos 5:22: Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. [peace...: or, thank offerings]

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

Emphasizes justice and mercy over sacrifices, challenging the sacrificial acts in Leviticus 8:18.

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 Psalm 51:16-17

God does not delight in burnt offerings, contrasting with the practice in Leviticus 8:18.

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 Jeremiah 7:22-23

God did not command burnt offerings when bringing Israel out of Egypt, contrary to the instructions in Leviticus 8:18.

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]
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