Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 8:26

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 8:26 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 8:26. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God gave specific instructions to prepare special bread and cakes during a sacred ceremony by putting them on top of a piece of meat. This was done to show respect and obedience to God.

Leviticus 8:26: And out of the basket of unleavened bread, that [was] before the LORD, he took one unleavened cake, and a cake of oiled bread, and one wafer, and put [them] on the fat, and upon the right shoulder:

Contradiction with Exodus 30:32

This verse forbids making anointing oil like the one used in Leviticus 8:26, contradicting the special use of oil in rituals.

Exodus 30:32: Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make [any other] like it, after the composition of it: it [is] holy, [and] it shall be holy unto you.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse emphasizes that God looks at the heart, not outward ceremonies like those in Leviticus 8:26.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which could contradict the ritualistic emphasis in Leviticus 8:26.

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 Hebrews 10:8-9

Highlights that God finds no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, contrasting with the sacrificial rituals in Leviticus 8:26.

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 Hosea 6:6

Emphasizes desire for mercy, not sacrifice, contrasting with ritual emphasis in Leviticus 8:26.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Questions the value of sacrifices and offerings, which are central to Leviticus 8:26, suggesting a contradiction.

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

Indicates God did not originally command burnt offerings after the Exodus, which could contradict the prescribed rituals in Leviticus 8:26.

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 Psalm 51:16

States that God does not delight in sacrifice, opposing the ritualistic importance in Leviticus 8:26.

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 Amos 5:21-22

God rejects the Israelites' feasts and offerings, contrasting with the accepted offerings in Leviticus 8:26.

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]
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