Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 3:49

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 3:49 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 3:49. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book, Moses collected money from the people to keep them safe because there were more people than the special helpers, called Levites, who worked for God. This money was like a gift to God to make sure everyone was counted and cared for properly.

Numbers 3:49: And Moses took the redemption money of them that were over and above them that were redeemed by the Levites:

Contradiction with Leviticus 27:30

This verse states that all tithes are holy to the Lord, which contradicts Numbers 3:49 where redemption money is used for the Levites rather than being solely offered to God.

Leviticus 27:30: And all the tithe of the land, [whether] of the seed of the land, [or] of the fruit of the tree, [is] the LORD'S: [it is] holy unto the LORD.

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 14:22

This verse instructs tithing of produce, which differs from the monetary redemption mentioned in Numbers 3:49.

Deuteronomy 14:22: Thou shalt truly tithe all the increase of thy seed, that the field bringeth forth year by year.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, contrasting the transactional nature of redemption money in Numbers 3:49.

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 Matthew 6:19-21

These verses caution against storing earthly treasures, which conflicts with exchanging souls for money as suggested in Numbers 3:49.

Matthew 6:19-21: Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal:

Contradiction with Acts 8:20

Peter condemns the idea of purchasing gifts from God with money, contrasting the redemption money concept in Numbers 3:49.

Acts 8:20: But Peter said unto him, Thy money perish with thee, because thou hast thought that the gift of God may be purchased with money.
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