Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 7:3

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 7:3 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 7:3. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the people brought gifts to God, which were six wagons and twelve oxen. These gifts were shared so that each two leaders got a wagon, and each leader got an ox, and they brought them to God's special tent.

Numbers 7:3: And they brought their offering before the LORD, six covered wagons, and twelve oxen; a wagon for two of the princes, and for each one an ox: and they brought them before the tabernacle.

Contradiction with Exodus 20:4

This verse prohibits making any graven image, which might be interpreted as contradictory to bringing physical offerings before the Lord in the form of wagons and oxen.

Exodus 20:4: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth:

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

Emphasizes that obedience to God is better than sacrifice, which might contrast the focus on material offerings in Numbers 7:3.

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 Matthew 6:1

Advises against performing righteous acts before others to be seen by them, which might appear contradictory to the public nature of offerings in Numbers 7:3.

Matthew 6:1: Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to be seen of them: otherwise ye have no reward of your Father which is in heaven. [alms: or, righteousness] [of your: or, with your]
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