Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 35:24

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 35:24 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 35:24. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God wants the people to make fair decisions when someone has accidentally hurt another person. They should listen to both sides and follow special rules to decide what is right.

Numbers 35:24: Then the congregation shall judge between the slayer and the revenger of blood according to these judgments:

Contradiction with Exodus 21:12

This verse states that anyone who smites a man so that he dies shall surely be put to death, suggesting a different approach than the judgment outlined in Numbers 35:24.

Exodus 21:12: He that smiteth a man, so that he die, shall be surely put to death.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:38-39

These verses advocate for turning the other cheek rather than seeking justice, which contrasts with the process of judgment described in Numbers 35:24.

Matthew 5:38-39: Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth:

Contradiction with Romans 12:19

This verse instructs to not avenge yourselves but leave it to the wrath of God, which might contradict the human judgment process seen in Numbers 35:24.

Romans 12:19: Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but [rather] give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance [is] mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 19:21

It prescribes a principle of exact retribution as 'eye for eye, tooth for tooth,' which may diverge from the judicial resolution depicted in Numbers 35:24.

Deuteronomy 19:21: And thine eye shall not pity; [but] life [shall go] for life, eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot.
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