Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 7:13

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 7:13 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 7:13. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this verse talks about a special gift given to God. It was a big, shiny silver plate and bowl filled with fine flour mixed with oil to make a special type of bread offering.

Numbers 7:13: And his offering [was] one silver charger, the weight thereof [was] an hundred and thirty [shekels], one silver bowl of seventy shekels, after the shekel of the sanctuary; both of them [were] full of fine flour mingled with oil for a meat offering:

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

Contradicts Numbers 7:13 by emphasizing that righteousness and justice are more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifices.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

Highlights that God desires mercy and acknowledgment of Him rather than burnt offerings, contrasting with the emphasis on sacrificial offerings in Numbers 7:13.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

God questions the multitude of sacrifices, suggesting they are not as valuable to Him, which contradicts the prescribed offerings in Numbers 7:13.

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 Amos 5:21-22

Indicates God's displeasure with feasts and burnt offerings, opposing the spirit of sacrificial offerings described in Numbers 7:13.

Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

Suggests that God prefers justice, mercy, and humility over ritual sacrifice, providing a viewpoint that contrasts with the offerings depicted in Numbers 7:13.

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?]
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