Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 7:23

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 7:23 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 7:23. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, this verse is about Nethaneel giving special gifts to show love and thanks to God. These animals were meant to make peace and friendship with God.

Numbers 7:23: And for a sacrifice of peace offerings, two oxen, five rams, five he goats, five lambs of the first year: this [was] the offering of Nethaneel the son of Zuar.

Contradiction with Numbers 23:19

Unlike Numbers 7:23, which details a specific instance of a priestly offering, Numbers 23:19 affirms that God does not lie or change his mind, suggesting consistency.

Numbers 23:19: God [is] not a man, that he should lie; neither the son of man, that he should repent: hath he said, and shall he not do [it]? or hath he spoken, and shall he not make it good?

Contradiction with Leviticus 9:7

In contrast to the singular offering in Numbers 7:23, this verse outlines a series of offerings required for atonement, reflecting a more complex sacrificial system.

Leviticus 9:7: And Moses said unto Aaron, Go unto the altar, and offer thy sin offering, and thy burnt offering, and make an atonement for thyself, and for the people: and offer the offering of the people, and make an atonement for them; as the LORD commanded.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

Challenges the efficacy of offerings like those in Numbers 7:23 by stating that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins.

Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.

Contradiction with Micah 6:8

Shifts focus from ritual offerings seen in Numbers 7:23 to a call for justice, mercy, and humility as what God truly requires.

Micah 6:8: He hath shewed thee, O man, what [is] good; and what doth the LORD require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God? [walk...: Heb. humble thyself to walk]

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

Prefers obedience over sacrifice, countering the importance of physical offerings depicted in Numbers 7:23.

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 Isaiah 1:11

Criticizes the multitude of sacrifices, questioning their value, which contrasts with the detailed offering procedures of Numbers 7:23.

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]
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