Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 4:31

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 4:31 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 4:31. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God gave special jobs to certain people to take care of His special tent, making sure to carry things like the big boards, bars, and pillars. These helpers made sure everything was ready so people could come and be with God.

Numbers 4:31: And this [is] the charge of their burden, according to all their service in the tabernacle of the congregation; the boards of the tabernacle, and the bars thereof, and the pillars thereof, and sockets thereof,

Contradiction with Deuteronomy 5:12-14

This reference enforces rest on the Sabbath, contradicting the work-related duties in Numbers 4:31.

Deuteronomy 5:12-14: Keep the sabbath day to sanctify it, as the LORD thy God hath commanded thee.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:10

The command to not work on the Sabbath contradicts the labor described in Numbers 4:31.

Exodus 20:10: But the seventh day [is] the sabbath of the LORD thy God: [in it] thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that [is] within thy gates:

Contradiction with Matthew 11:28-30

Promotes finding rest, contradicting the task-oriented duties mentioned in Numbers 4:31.

Matthew 11:28-30: Come unto me, all [ye] that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.

Contradiction with Luke 10:38-42

Jesus counsels choosing spiritual nourishment over physical duties, contrasting with the tasks in Numbers 4:31.

Luke 10:38-42: Now it came to pass, as they went, that he entered into a certain village: and a certain woman named Martha received him into her house.

Contradiction with Hebrews 4:9-10

Highlights entering into God's rest, contradicting the focus on physical labor in Numbers 4:31.

Hebrews 4:9-10: There remaineth therefore a rest to the people of God. [rest: or, keeping of a sabbath]

Contradiction with Genesis 2:2-3

God resting on the seventh day contradicts the labor assigned in Numbers 4:31.

Genesis 2:2-3: And on the seventh day God ended his work which he had made; and he rested on the seventh day from all his work which he had made.

Contradiction with Isaiah 58:13-14

Suggests refraining from worldly tasks on the Sabbath, in contrast to the duties listed in Numbers 4:31.

Isaiah 58:13-14: If thou turn away thy foot from the sabbath, [from] doing thy pleasure on my holy day; and call the sabbath a delight, the holy of the LORD, honourable; and shalt honour him, not doing thine own ways, nor finding thine own pleasure, nor speaking [thine own] words:
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