Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 7:70

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 7:70 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 7:70. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, this verse shows that people gave a goat to say sorry to God for their mistakes, and it helped them be friends with God again. It's like when you give something special to make up for doing something wrong.

Numbers 7:70: One kid of the goats for a sin offering:

Contradiction with Genesis 1:31

Contradicts with the specific offerings detailed in Numbers 7:70 as God saw everything He made was very good, implying completeness without need for offerings.

Genesis 1:31: And God saw every thing that he had made, and, behold, [it was] very good. And the evening and the morning were the sixth day. [And the evening...: Heb. And the evening was, and the morning was etc.]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

Questions the necessity of multiple sacrifices, conflicting with the prescriptive nature of offerings like in Numbers 7:70.

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 Amos 5:22

Indicates God’s disinterest in burnt offerings, contrary to the instructions given in Numbers 7:70.

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 Hosea 6:6

Favors mercy over sacrifice, challenging the emphasis on offerings as seen in Numbers 7:70.

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

Contradiction with Micah 6:7

Questions the need for numerous sacrifices, conflicting with the specific sacrificial requirements in Numbers 7:70.

Micah 6:7: Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, [or] with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn [for] my transgression, the fruit of my body [for] the sin of my soul? [body: Heb. belly]

Contradiction with Psalm 40:6

Suggests that God does not desire sacrifices and offerings, opposing the mandate in Numbers 7:70.

Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]

Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3

States that doing what is right and just is more acceptable than sacrifice, creating tension with the detailed sacrifices in Numbers 7:70.

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

Contradiction with Matthew 9:13

Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, conflicting with the prescriptive sacrifice in Numbers 7:70.

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 Hebrews 10:8

Speaks of God not desiring sacrifices and offerings, directly opposing the sacrificial directive in Numbers 7:70.

Hebrews 10:8: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;

Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22

Highlights obedience over sacrifices, challenging the focus on offerings like in Numbers 7:70.

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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