Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 4:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 4:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 4:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this verse means Moses and Aaron, along with other leaders, were counting the sons of the Kohath family. They did this to organize them for special work in their family groups.

Numbers 4:34: And Moses and Aaron and the chief of the congregation numbered the sons of the Kohathites after their families, and after the house of their fathers,

Contradiction with 1 Timothy 4:12

Numbers 4:34 involves a census of the Levites emphasizing age, whereas 1 Timothy 4:12 suggests age should not limit one's role in ministry.

1 Timothy 4:12: Let no man despise thy youth; but be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity.

Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 1:27

Numbers 4:34 involved selecting strong and able men for service, but 1 Corinthians 1:27 states that God chooses the weak to confound the strong.

1 Corinthians 1:27: But God hath chosen the foolish things of the world to confound the wise; and God hath chosen the weak things of the world to confound the things which are mighty;

Contradiction with Matthew 23:11

Numbers 4:34 reflects an organized leadership based on age and ability, while Matthew 23:11 emphasizes that the greatest is one who serves, irrespective of status or age.

Matthew 23:11: But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

Numbers 4:34 delineates roles by tribal lineage and age, while Galatians 3:28 speaks of the removal of such distinctions in Christ.

Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
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