Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 7:33

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 7:33 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 7:33. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the author of the book, God asked the people to give special gifts, like a young cow, a sheep, and a little lamb, as a way to show their love and respect for Him. These gifts were called burnt offerings and were a way to be close to God.

Numbers 7:33: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

Contradiction with Romans 12:1

It emphasizes offering oneself as a living sacrifice, which contrasts with the physical animal sacrifices described in Numbers 7:33.

Romans 12:1: I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, [which is] your reasonable service.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

It states that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, conflicting with the sacrificial practices in Numbers 7:33.

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

Contradiction with Psalm 51:16

Highlighting that God does not delight in sacrifice, which contrasts with the detailed sacrificial system depicted in Numbers 7:33.

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

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

This verse emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, whereas Numbers 7:33 records an act of sacrificial offering.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Questions the abundance of sacrifices and implies they are not God's primary desire, which contrasts with the sacrificial theme of Numbers 7:33.

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 1 Samuel 15:22

Stresses that obedience is better than sacrifice, which can contradict with the focus on ritual sacrifices in Numbers 7:33.

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.
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