Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 28:12

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 28:12 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 28:12. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the Book of Numbers, God was telling the people to give Him special gifts of flour mixed with oil when they wanted to say thank you or ask for help. This was like preparing a very special meal for God because they loved and worshiped Him.

Numbers 28:12: And three tenth deals of flour [for] a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one bullock; and two tenth deals of flour [for] a meat offering, mingled with oil, for one ram;

Contradiction with Psalm 50:8-9

These verses indicate that God does not desire burnt offerings or blood sacrifice, which contradicts Numbers 28:12 that specifies burnt offerings as a requirement.

Psalm 50:8-9: I will not reprove thee for thy sacrifices or thy burnt offerings, [to have been] continually before me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse indicates that the multitude of sacrifices is not desired by God, contrasting with Numbers 28:12's instruction on offerings.

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 emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, conflicting with the sacrificial offerings described in Numbers 28:12.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

God expresses having no pleasure in burnt offerings, contradicting Numbers 28:12’s prescribed sacrifices.

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 Micah 6:6-8

The preference for justice, mercy, and humility over burnt offerings challenges the sacrificial laws in Numbers 28:12.

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?]

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus quotes God's preference for mercy rather than sacrifice, which contrasts with the directives for offerings in Numbers 28:12.

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 Mark 12:33

Stresses love for God and neighbor over burnt offerings, presenting a contradiction to the requirements in Numbers 28:12.

Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8

Indicates God takes no pleasure in burnt offerings, which clashes with the instructions for offerings in Numbers 28:12.

Hebrews 10:8: 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;
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