Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 7:34

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 7:34 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 7:34. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the kid goat was given as a special gift to say sorry to God for doing something wrong. It was a way for people to show they wanted to be good.

Numbers 7:34: One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

Contradiction with Exodus 20:3

Exodus 20:3 emphasizes the exclusivity of worshiping one God, contrasting with Numbers 7:34 which deals with specific offerings, implying a different form of devotion.

Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Isaiah 1:11 questions the value of sacrifices, which contradicts the specific importance given to offerings in Numbers 7:34.

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 Jeremiah 6:20

Jeremiah 6:20 dismisses the value of offerings that aren't given with true intent, contradicting the ceremonial details in Numbers 7:34.

Jeremiah 6:20: To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.

Contradiction with Amos 5:22

Amos 5:22 states that God will not accept certain sacrifices, opposing the acceptance seen in Numbers 7:34.

Amos 5:22: Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept [them]: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts. [peace...: or, thank offerings]

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Matthew 9:13 prioritizes mercy over sacrifice, suggesting a contrast to the specific sacrificial instructions in Numbers 7:34.

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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