Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 18:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 18:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 18:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, who is believed to have written the Book of Numbers, God is telling the people to first give the best parts of their harvest to the Levites, who work in the temple. After they do this, the rest of the harvest they keep will also be special and blessed like new grain or fresh wine.

Numbers 18:30: Therefore thou shalt say unto them, When ye have heaved the best thereof from it, then it shall be counted unto the Levites as the increase of the threshingfloor, and as the increase of the winepress. [best: Heb. fat]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:1

Emphasizes giving in secret for God's approval rather than human acknowledgment, contrasting with the public and structured offerings in Numbers 18:30.

Matthew 6:1: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [alms: or, righteousness] [of your: or, with your]

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8-9

Suggests a shift from the sacrificial system of offerings to doing God’s will, highlighting a departure from the old covenant practices like those in Numbers 18:30.

Hebrews 10:8-9: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-14

Critiques the worth of ritual sacrifices when devoid of righteousness, contrasting with the procedural acceptance in Numbers 18:30.

Isaiah 1:11-14: 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 5:21-23

Indicates God's disapproval of Israel's feasts and offerings under circumstances of injustice, while Numbers 18:30 presents the offering without such conditional critique.

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]
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