Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 15:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 15:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 15:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when someone wants to give a special gift to God, they should also bring a small amount of flour mixed with some oil. This is part of saying thank you to God.

Numbers 15:4: Then shall he that offereth his offering unto the LORD bring a meat offering of a tenth deal of flour mingled with the fourth [part] of an hin of oil.

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

This verse emphasizes doing justice and judgment, which is prioritized over sacrifices, possibly conflicting with the prescriptive nature of sacrifices outlined in Numbers 15:4.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse states God desires mercy and knowledge of Him more than burnt offerings, contrasting the importance of offerings in Numbers 15:4.

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

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse suggests obedience to God is better than sacrifice, which may contrast with the ritual importance of offerings in Numbers 15:4.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

These verses highlight that God does not delight in sacrifice like He does in a contrite heart, potentially differing from the sacrificial instructions in Numbers 15:4.

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

This verse questions the value of multitude sacrifices, suggesting God's disinterest in them, which may contradict the implications of sacrifice in Numbers 15:4.

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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