Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 5:8

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 5:8 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 5:8. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, if someone does something wrong and there is no family member to pay back, the wrong should be made right with God by giving it to the priest, along with a special offering. This helps the person become friends with God again.

Numbers 5:8: But if the man have no kinsman to recompense the trespass unto, let the trespass be recompensed unto the LORD, [even] to the priest; beside the ram of the atonement, whereby an atonement shall be made for him.

Contradiction with Matthew 5:42

Matthew 5:42 encourages unconditional giving, while Numbers 5:8 involves repayment for a wrong with specific conditions.

Matthew 5:42: Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that would borrow of thee turn not thou away.

Contradiction with Luke 6:30

Luke 6:30 advises giving to anyone who asks, contrasting with the conditional restitution in Numbers 5:8.

Luke 6:30: Give to every man that asketh of thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask [them] not again.

Contradiction with Proverbs 19:17

Proverbs 19:17 speaks of lending to the Lord by giving to the poor, suggesting acts of generosity rather than reparations as in Numbers 5:8.

Proverbs 19:17: He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the LORD; and that which he hath given will he pay him again. [that which...: or, his deed]
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