Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 4:7

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 4:7 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 4:7. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse means that God wanted the priests to set a special table with blue cloth and put important dishes and bread on it, which showed that He was always with His people and took care of them. It's like setting a nice table to show someone you love them and want to be with them forever.

Numbers 4:7: And upon the table of shewbread they shall spread a cloth of blue, and put thereon the dishes, and the spoons, and the bowls, and covers to cover withal: and the continual bread shall be thereon: [cover...: or, pour out withal]

Contradiction with Matthew 6:19

Contradicts Numbers 4:7 which involves covering valuable items for worship, while Matthew advises against accumulating earthly treasures.

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

Contradiction with Luke 12:27-28

Contradicts the focus on ornate materials and worship objects in Numbers 4:7 by emphasizing the simple beauty of nature and God's provision.

Luke 12:27-28: Consider the lilies how they grow: they toil not, they spin not; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these.

Contradiction with Hebrews 9:11-12

The focus on earthly tabernacle service in Numbers 4:7 is contradicted by Hebrews, which emphasizes Christ's superior, spiritual ministry.

Hebrews 9:11-12: But Christ being come an high priest of good things to come, by a greater and more perfect tabernacle, not made with hands, that is to say, not of this building;

Contradiction with Colossians 2:20-22

Numbers 4:7 focuses on handling ritual objects according to human commands, whereas Colossians speaks against adhering to worldly rules in spiritual practices.

Colossians 2:20-22: Wherefore if ye be dead with Christ from the rudiments of the world, why, as though living in the world, are ye subject to ordinances, [rudiments: or, elements]

Contradiction with John 4:24

Numbers 4:7's ritualistic approach is contradicted by the call to worship in spirit and truth rather than through physical objects.

John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
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