Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 5:1

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 5:1 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 5:1. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this means that God was talking to Moses to give him special instructions. Christians believe God often spoke to Moses to guide the people with His rules.

Numbers 5:1: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Matthew 15:11

Jesus teaches that it is not what enters the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth, contrasting with the emphasis on external purity laws in Numbers 5:1.

Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

Contradiction with Mark 2:17

Jesus says he came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, suggesting inclusion rather than exclusion of those considered impure or unclean as in Numbers 5:1.

Mark 2:17: When Jesus heard [it], he saith unto them, They that are whole have no need of the physician, but they that are sick: I came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.

Contradiction with Acts 10:28

Peter says that God has shown him not to call any man common or unclean, contradicting the separation of the unclean from the camp as instructed in Numbers 5:1.

Acts 10:28: And he said unto them, Ye know how that it is an unlawful thing for a man that is a Jew to keep company, or come unto one of another nation; but God hath shewed me that I should not call any man common or unclean.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

Paul declares there is neither Jew nor Gentile, slave nor free, male nor female, for all are one in Christ Jesus, opposing the division and exclusion seen in Numbers 5:1.

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.

Contradiction with Romans 14:14

Paul asserts that nothing is unclean in itself, except to the person who considers it unclean, challenging the Old Testament laws regarding impurity as in Numbers 5:1.

Romans 14:14: I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean. [unclean: Gr. common]

Contradiction with Hebrews 13:12-13

Jesus suffered outside the gate to sanctify the people, inviting believers to go to Him outside the camp, aligning against the exclusion of the unclean from the camp in Numbers 5:1.

Hebrews 13:12-13: Wherefore Jesus also, that he might sanctify the people with his own blood, suffered without the gate.
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