Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 29:27

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 29:27 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 29:27. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wanted special gifts of food and drink to be given for each animal, like bulls, rams, and lambs, during a celebration. Each offering had to match the right amount for each type of animal.

Numbers 29:27: And their meat offering and their drink offerings for the bullocks, for the rams, and for the lambs, [shall be] according to their number, after the manner:

Contradiction with Leviticus 2:13

This verse mandates the use of salt in every offering, while Numbers 29:27 does not mention salt for the sacrifice described.

Leviticus 2:13: And every oblation of thy meat offering shalt thou season with salt; neither shalt thou suffer the salt of the covenant of thy God to be lacking from thy meat offering: with all thine offerings thou shalt offer salt.

Contradiction with Exodus 30:9

It prohibits any fragrant incense on the altar, contradicting Numbers 29:27 which includes offerings with different specified ingredients but not incense.

Exodus 30:9: Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, contrary to Numbers 29:27 which prescribes a specific sacrificial ritual.

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 Psalm 51:16-17

It suggests God does not delight in sacrifices, unlike the specific offerings detailed in Numbers 29:27.

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]

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Prioritizes mercy over sacrifice, conflicting with the sacrificial instructions in Numbers 29:27.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus quotes Hosea, emphasizing mercy over sacrifice, which contrasts with the ritualistic sacrifice in Numbers 29:27.

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

States that loving God and neighbor is more important than burnt offerings, contradicting the focus on specific sacrifices in Numbers 29:27.

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 10:8-9

It indicates God's preference for doing His will rather than sacrifices, in contrast to the detailed sacrifice in Numbers 29:27.

Hebrews 10:8-9: 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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