Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 17:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 17:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 17:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, when God told Moses to do something, Moses did exactly what God said. This shows that Moses listened to God and followed His instructions very well.

Numbers 17:11: And Moses did [so]: as the LORD commanded him, so did he.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

Numbers 17:11 involves sacrificial actions by priests to atone for sins, whereas Exodus 20:13 commands "Thou shalt not kill," contradicting the acceptance of killing animals for atonement.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of burnt offerings and sacrifices, contradicting Numbers 17:11 where such offerings are deemed necessary and meaningful.

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 Hosea 6:6

This verse suggests that God desires mercy, not sacrifice, directly contrasting with the sacrificial system described in Numbers 17:11.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which opposes the ritualistic atonements mentioned in Numbers 17:11.

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 10:4

This verse states that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, contradicting Numbers 17:11, where these sacrifices are used to atone for sins.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
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