Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 15:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 15:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 15:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this verse teaches that God wanted the people to share special gifts to make Him happy, like when we share things with someone we love. It shows how important it was to give good things to God to show their love and thankfulness.

Numbers 15:10: And thou shalt bring for a drink offering half an hin of wine, [for] an offering made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of burnt offerings, whereas Numbers 15:10 mandates their use as a pleasing aroma to the Lord.

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 Amos 5:21-22

Here, God rejects the offerings and feasts, contrasting with the acceptance described in Numbers 15:10.

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 indicates that God does not desire offerings and sacrifices, opposing the requirement stated in Numbers 15:10.

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 Hosea 6:6

God emphasizes desiring mercy over sacrifice, which contradicts the directive for offerings in Numbers 15:10.

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

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

These verses highlight that God requires justice and mercy, not sacrifices, which is different from the instructions in Numbers 15:10.

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?]
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