Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 7:40

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 7:40 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 7:40. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, giving a young goat is like saying "I'm sorry" to God when people do something wrong. It's a special way to ask God to forgive them.

Numbers 7:40: One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

Contradiction with Leviticus 4:32-35

This passage describes the sin offering procedures using a female goat, while Numbers 7:40 refers to a male goat for a sin offering.

Leviticus 4:32-35: And if he bring a lamb for a sin offering, he shall bring it a female without blemish.

Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4

States that it is not possible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, contradicting the mention of a goat for a sin offering in Numbers 7:40.

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

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

Emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, contradicting the detailed sacrificial practices outlined in Numbers 7:40.

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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