Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 29:6

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 29:6 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 29:6. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that people gave special gifts to God every day and every month by burning them in a special way, and these gifts made God very happy. They did this because it was important to show God how much they loved and respected Him.

Numbers 29:6: Beside the burnt offering of the month, and his meat offering, and the daily burnt offering, and his meat offering, and their drink offerings, according unto their manner, for a sweet savour, a sacrifice made by fire unto the LORD.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes that obedience is more important than sacrifices, potentially contradicting the necessity of offerings described in Numbers 29:6.

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

This verse states that God does not delight in sacrifice, suggesting a contrast with the ritual requirements of Numbers 29:6.

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 Isaiah 1:11

Here, God questions the value of abundant sacrifices, which could contradict the detailed sacrificial instructions given in Numbers 29:6.

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

This verse expresses a preference for mercy and knowledge of God over burnt offerings, contrasting with the sacrificial instructions in Numbers 29:6.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22

God expresses hatred for feasts and burnt offerings when not accompanied by righteous living, which may contradict the emphasis on offerings in Numbers 29:6.

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 Micah 6:6-8

This passage questions the value of sacrifices compared to doing justice and loving mercy, presenting a different priority than that in Numbers 29:6.

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?]
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