Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 4:11

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 4:11 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 4:11. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the altar was very special and needed to be covered with a blue cloth and special skins to keep it safe. Sticks were used to carry it, so they didn't touch it directly.

Numbers 4:11: And upon the golden altar they shall spread a cloth of blue, and cover it with a covering of badgers' skins, and shall put to the staves thereof:

Contradiction with Exodus 31:18

While Exodus 31:18 emphasizes the direct divine communication with Moses with specifics, Numbers 4:11 does not indicate any divine approval or conversation regarding the exact method and sequence of covering the altar and vessels.

Exodus 31:18: And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse teaches that obedience to God's commands is better than ritualistic actions, which can be seen as contrasting with the procedural focus of Numbers 4:11.

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 Mark 7:6-7

Numbers 4:11 focuses on ritualistic preparations, whereas this verse criticizes people who honor God with their lips but not their hearts, implying rituals are less important than genuine faith.

Mark 7:6-7: He answered and said unto them, Well hath Esaias prophesied of you hypocrites, as it is written, This people honoureth me with [their] lips, but their heart is far from me.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1

Here, the Law and its rituals are described as a shadow of good things to come, contrasting the detailed and procedural commands in Numbers 4:11 with a call for deeper, spiritual understanding.

Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.

Contradiction with Matthew 12:7

Matthew emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, contradicting the detailed sacrificial preparations in Numbers 4:11 which focus heavily on ritual compliance without a mention of mercy.

Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.
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