Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 7:57

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 7:57 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 7:57. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to Moses, the author of the book, this verse tells about a special gift that people gave to God to show love and ask for forgiveness. The animals like the bull, ram, and lamb were offerings to make God happy and feel close to Him.

Numbers 7:57: One young bullock, one ram, one lamb of the first year, for a burnt offering:

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

It emphasizes that doing justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice, while Numbers 7:57 focuses on sacrificial offerings.

Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.

Contradiction with Hosea 6:6

It states that God desires mercy and knowledge of Him rather than burnt offerings, contrasting with the emphasis on sacrifice in Numbers 7:57.

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

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

It questions the value of the multitude of sacrifices, while Numbers 7:57 details a sacrificial offering.

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 Matthew 9:13

Jesus states He desires mercy, not sacrifice, contradicting the sacrificial context of Numbers 7:57.

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.

Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8

It suggests that God requires justice, mercy, and humility rather than burnt offerings and sacrifices, in contrast to the sacrifices described in Numbers 7:57.

Micah 6:6-8: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]
Disclaimer: The content provided at PolarBible.com is for educational purposes only. Readers have the full right to agree or disagree with the interpretations and conclusions presented. We take no responsibility for any actions or decisions taken based on the information shared as Polar Verses.