Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 27:19

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 27:19 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 27:19. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Moses was told by God to bring Joshua in front of the priest and all the people. This was so everyone could see that Joshua would be the new leader and help them follow God’s ways.

Numbers 27:19: And set him before Eleazar the priest, and before all the congregation; and give him a charge in their sight.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7

This verse emphasizes that the Lord looks at the heart, not outward appearances or public ordination, which contrasts with the act of publicly designating a leader as done in Numbers 27:19.

1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]

Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5

This verse warns against putting trust in man, whereas Numbers 27:19 involves trusting in Joshua through a formal laying of hands.

Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.

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