Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 6:16

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 6:16 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 6:16. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this means the priest would take the gifts to God and say sorry for things done wrong, and then say thank you with a special gift. It's a way for people to show they love and trust God.

Numbers 6:16: And the priest shall bring [them] before the LORD, and shall offer his sin offering, and his burnt offering:

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

This verse emphasizes that obedience to God is more important than sacrifices, which contrasts with the instructions for offerings in Numbers 6:16.

1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

God desires mercy and knowledge of Him rather than burnt offerings, which contradicts the ritualistic practices outlined in Numbers 6:16.

Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17

These verses state that God does not delight in sacrifice but in a contrite heart, opposing the emphasis on sacrificial offerings.

Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

God expresses weariness with sacrifices, including burnt offerings, which contradicts the prescribed offerings in Numbers 6:16.

Isaiah 1:11: To what purpose [is] the multitude of your sacrifices unto me? saith the LORD: I am full of the burnt offerings of rams, and the fat of fed beasts; and I delight not in the blood of bullocks, or of lambs, or of he goats. [he goats: Heb. great he goats]

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

Although questioning the value of offerings, this passage points to doing justice and loving kindness as what God truly requires, not sacrifices.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus teaches that God desires mercy, not sacrifice, challenging the sacrificial instructions in Numbers 6:16.

Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
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