Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 29:10

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 29:10 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 29:10. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Moses, God is giving instructions on how to offer gifts to Him. The people need to give a certain amount of flour for each lamb, and this needs to be done for seven lambs.

Numbers 29:10: A several tenth deal for one lamb, throughout the seven lambs:

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

This verse emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which contrasts with the detailed sacrificial system outlined in Numbers 29:10.

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 Hosea 6:6

This verse states the preference for mercy and knowledge of God over burnt offerings, which contradicts the focus on ritual sacrifices.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Here, God questions the value of sacrifices and burnt offerings, contrasting the prescriptive nature of sacrifices in Numbers 29:10.

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 Jeremiah 7:22-23

These verses suggest that God values obedience over sacrifices, challenging the meticulous sacrificial commands in Numbers 29:10.

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]

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

The psalmist declares God does not delight in burnt offerings but in a contrite heart, differing from the sacrifice instructions of Numbers 29:10.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
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