Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 28:18

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 28:18 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 28:18. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that on the special day, people should gather together to worship God and rest from their regular work to honor Him. It's like having a special holiday where you focus on God and not on chores.

Numbers 28:18: In the first day [shall be] an holy convocation; ye shall do no manner of servile work [therein]:

Contradiction with Exodus 20:9

"Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work" contradicts Numbers 28:18, which instructs no work on the first day of the feast.

Exodus 20:9: Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 16:8

"Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day shall be a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work therein" contrasts with Numbers 28:18 regarding which day no work should be done.

Deuteronomy 16:8: Six days thou shalt eat unleavened bread: and on the seventh day [shall be] a solemn assembly to the LORD thy God: thou shalt do no work [therein]. [solemn...: Heb. restraint]

Contradiction with Exodus 23:12

"Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest" contradicts the day of rest as specified in Numbers 28:18.

Exodus 23:12: Six days thou shalt do thy work, and on the seventh day thou shalt rest: that thine ox and thine ass may rest, and the son of thy handmaid, and the stranger, may be refreshed.
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