Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 29:36

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 29:36 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 29:36. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of Numbers, God wanted His people to give Him special gifts by offering perfect animals as a way to show their love and say thank you. It was like giving a present to God that smelled nice and made Him happy.

Numbers 29:36: But ye shall offer a burnt offering, a sacrifice made by fire, of a sweet savour unto the LORD: one bullock, one ram, seven lambs of the first year without blemish:

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Numbers 29:36 emphasizes offerings, whereas Matthew 9:13 states that God desires mercy, not sacrifice.

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

Contradicts the focus on sacrifices in Numbers 29:36 by declaring a preference for mercy and knowledge of God over burnt offerings.

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

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

While Numbers 29:36 prescribes offerings, Micah emphasizes doing justice, loving mercy, and walking humbly with God instead.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

Numbers 29:36 is about sacrifices, but Proverbs highlights doing justice and judgment as more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

Suggests that obedience is better than sacrifice, contrasting the emphasis in Numbers 29:36 on sacrificial offerings.

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 Isaiah 1:11-17

While Numbers 29:36 details offerings, Isaiah downplays them, stressing proper behavior instead.

Isaiah 1:11-17: 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 5:21-24

Contradicts the focus on sacrifices in Numbers 29:36, with God stating He desires justice and righteousness over religious rituals.

Amos 5:21-24: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
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