Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 29:30

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 29:30 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 29:30. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Moses, God wanted the people to give special gifts of food and drink to Him in just the right amounts. This was done to show love and say thank you to God for all He had given them.

Numbers 29:30: 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 Exodus 20:3

This verse states, "Thou shalt have no other gods before me," which could be seen as contradictory to offerings in religious rituals like those in Numbers 29:30 if they are interpreted as acts of idolatry or polytheistic worship.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of numerous burnt offerings, stating, "To what purpose is the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD." This can be seen as contradicting Numbers 29:30, which prescribes specific sacrifices.

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

Here, God says He did not speak to the forefathers about burnt offerings and sacrifices when He brought them out of Egypt, suggesting a diminished emphasis on practices like those in Numbers 29:30.

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

This verse states, "For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering," contradicting the notion of prescribed offerings as in Numbers 29:30.

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 Amos 5:21-22

God expresses disdain for the Israelites' feasts and burnt offerings, which can contradict the ceremonial sacrifices outlined in Numbers 29:30.

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 Hosea 6:6

This verse states God's preference for mercy over sacrifice, suggesting a different emphasis than the one found in Numbers 29:30.

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