Contradictions and Paradoxes in Nehemiah 10:37

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Nehemiah 10:37 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Nehemiah 10:37. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Nehemiah, Christians understand this verse as saying that people should give the first and best parts of what they grow and make, like bread and fruit, to God and the helpers in the church. This shows thankfulness and helps take care of the people who work in the church.

Nehemiah 10:37: And [that] we should bring the firstfruits of our dough, and our offerings, and the fruit of all manner of trees, of wine and of oil, unto the priests, to the chambers of the house of our God; and the tithes of our ground unto the Levites, that the same Levites might have the tithes in all the cities of our tillage.

Contradiction with Psalm 50:9-10

This verse states that God does not need offerings from the people, contradicting Nehemiah 10:37's instructions to bring the firstfruits and tithe to the temple.

Psalm 50:9-10: I will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he goats out of thy folds.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse emphasizes mercy and knowledge of God over sacrifices, contradicting the emphasis on offerings in Nehemiah 10:37.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the purpose of numerous sacrifices, contrasting with Nehemiah 10:37, which prescribes specific offerings.

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

This verse suggests that God delights in justice, mercy, and humility rather than ritualistic sacrifices, which contrasts with the prescribed offerings in Nehemiah 10:37.

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 Amos 5:21-23

This verse expresses God's disdain for Israel's religious feasts and offerings, which contradicts the encouragement for offerings in Nehemiah 10:37.

Amos 5:21-23: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus states a preference for mercy over sacrifice, which contradicts the ritualistic emphasis in Nehemiah 10:37.

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 Matthew 12:7

Jesus echoes the preference for mercy over sacrifice, contrasting with the prescriptive offerings in Nehemiah 10:37.

Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
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