Contradictions and Paradoxes in Leviticus 9:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Leviticus 9:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Leviticus 9:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written the book of Leviticus, the verse explains that the priest brought a goat to God as a special gift to say sorry for the people's mistakes. The priest offered the goat to help the people get closer to God and be forgiven, just like they did with other offerings before.

Leviticus 9:15: And he brought the people's offering, and took the goat, which [was] the sin offering for the people, and slew it, and offered it for sin, as the first.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:10

This verse states that believers are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all, indicating a shift away from the need for repeated animal sacrifices as outlined in Leviticus.

Hebrews 10:10: By the which will we are sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once [for all].

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse emphasizes that God desires mercy, not sacrifice, and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings, challenging the ritualistic aspects of sacrifices described in Leviticus 9:15.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

It suggests that God does not delight in sacrifice, but in a broken spirit and contrite heart, contrasting with the sacrificial system in Leviticus 9:15.

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 Isaiah 1:11

Here God questions the multitude of sacrifices, indicating that He does not delight in burnt offerings, contrasting with the detailed sacrificial requirements of Leviticus 9:15.

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]
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