Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 28:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 28:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 28:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that God asked people to make a special offering in the evening, just like the one they did in the morning. It was to be a special gift to God that had a nice smell, like a yummy dinner.

Numbers 28:8: And the other lamb shalt thou offer at even: as the meat offering of the morning, and as the drink offering thereof, thou shalt offer [it], a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience to God being more important than burnt offerings and sacrifices, while Numbers 28:8 commands a specific burnt offering for sacrifice.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

States that God desires mercy and acknowledgment of Him rather than burnt offerings, which contrasts with the specific ritual requirements described in Numbers 28:8.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16

Highlights that God does not delight in sacrifice, else the Psalmist would give it, while Numbers 28:8 outlines a specific requirement for sacrifice.

Psalm 51:16: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

God questions the multitude of sacrifices and indicates they are no pleasure to Him, contradicting the detailed sacrificial instructions in Numbers 28:8.

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 Amos 5:21-22

Describes God rejecting the Israelites' feast days and burnt offerings, which conflicts with the prescriptions for offerings given in Numbers 28:8.

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 Jeremiah 7:22-23

Implies that God did not speak to the Israelites about burnt offerings when He brought them out of Egypt; Numbers 28:8 provides instructions assumed to be from God regarding offerings.

Jeremiah 7:22-23: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]
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