Numbers 29:38 Contradictions and Paradoxes

According to Moses, God wants the people to give a goat as a special gift to say sorry for their mistakes, along with other regular gifts they give to Him. These gifts help keep people close to God and show they want to do what's right.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:13

Numbers 29:38 prescribes offering a sacrifice, yet Exodus 20:13, "Thou shalt not kill," could be interpreted as contradictory in the context of animal sacrifice.

Exodus 20:13: Thou shalt not kill.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:31

Numbers 29:38 discusses offerings to God, while Deuteronomy 12:31 warns against adopting the detestable practices of sacrificing by the nations.

Deuteronomy 12:31: Thou shalt not do so unto the LORD thy God: for every abomination to the LORD, which he hateth, have they done unto their gods; for even their sons and their daughters they have burnt in the fire to their gods. [to the: Heb. of the]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Isaiah expresses that God is fed up with burnt offerings, which contradicts the detailed instructions for offerings in Numbers 29:38.

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 Hosea 6:6

Here, God desires mercy, not sacrifice, conflicting with the prescriptive sacrifices outlined in Numbers 29:38.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 50:9-13

God states that He does not need bulls or goats from humans, contradicting the offering of these in Numbers 29:38.

Psalm 50:9-13: I will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he goats out of thy folds.

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which opposes the obligatory nature of sacrifices in Numbers 29:38.

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 Hebrews 10:8

Discusses how God does not take pleasure in burnt offerings as instructed under the Law, contradicting the mandates given in Numbers 29:38.

Hebrews 10:8: 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;