Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 5:4

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 5:4 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 5:4. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, God told the people to send sick people outside their camp to keep everyone healthy, and they listened to God and did what He said. Christians might understand this as an example of listening to and trusting God's instructions.

Numbers 5:4: And the children of Israel did so, and put them out without the camp: as the LORD spake unto Moses, so did the children of Israel.

Contradiction with Exodus 12:49

This verse states that one law shall be for both the native-born and the stranger, which contradicts the segregation of the unclean as commanded in Numbers 5:4.

Exodus 12:49: One law shall be to him that is homeborn, and unto the stranger that sojourneth among you.

Contradiction with Galatians 3:28

This verse emphasizes unity and equality in Christ, which challenges the exclusionary command of separating the unclean in Numbers 5:4.

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 Matthew 8:2-3

Here, Jesus touches and heals a leper, contrary to the segregation of the unclean in Numbers 5:4.

Matthew 8:2-3: And, behold, there came a leper and worshipped him, saying, Lord, if thou wilt, thou canst make me clean.

Contradiction with Acts 10:28

Peter states that God has shown him not to call any man common or unclean, contradicting the practice of separating the unclean in Numbers 5:4.

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 Mark 2:15-17

Jesus eats with sinners and tax collectors, embracing those considered unclean, which contradicts the exclusion in Numbers 5:4.

Mark 2:15-17: And it came to pass, that, as Jesus sat at meat in his house, many publicans and sinners sat also together with Jesus and his disciples: for there were many, and they followed him.
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