Contradictions and Paradoxes in Numbers 8:20

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Numbers 8:20 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Numbers 8:20. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the author of the book of Numbers, the people did exactly what God told Moses to do for the Levites, who had a special job. Everyone followed God's instructions very carefully.

Numbers 8:20: And Moses, and Aaron, and all the congregation of the children of Israel, did to the Levites according unto all that the LORD commanded Moses concerning the Levites, so did the children of Israel unto them.

Contradiction with Numbers 3:5-10

Numbers 3:5-10 outlines that God commands Moses regarding the duties and roles assigned to the Levites, which appears to be a direct command, whereas Numbers 8:20 indicates that Moses and the congregation did according to all that the Lord commanded, suggesting an inclusive obedience to God's directives.

Numbers 3:5-10: And the LORD spake unto Moses, saying,

Contradiction with Exodus 29:9

Exodus 29:9 indicates a statute enforced for consecrating priests through anointing and sanctification, whereas Numbers 8:20 focuses on achieving purification through the rites carried out by Moses, which does not mention anointing.

Exodus 29:9: And thou shalt gird them with girdles, Aaron and his sons, and put the bonnets on them: and the priest's office shall be theirs for a perpetual statute: and thou shalt consecrate Aaron and his sons. [put: Heb. bind] [consecrate: Heb. fill the hand of]

Contradiction with Numbers 18:6-7

Numbers 18:6-7 describes the provision of Levites to serve on behalf of the people and support Aaronic priests, which might contradict how Numbers 8:20 talks about the completion of tasks based on the Lord's comprehensive commandments, rather than focusing solely on supportive roles.

Numbers 18:6-7: And I, behold, I have taken your brethren the Levites from among the children of Israel: to you [they are] given [as] a gift for the LORD, to do the service of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Contradiction with Leviticus 8:33-35

Leviticus 8:33-35 emphasizes that Aaron and his sons must not go out of the tabernacle for seven days of their consecration, while Numbers 8:20 describes the process performed on the Levites within a single event without mention of a seven-day period.

Leviticus 8:33-35: And ye shall not go out of the door of the tabernacle of the congregation [in] seven days, until the days of your consecration be at an end: for seven days shall he consecrate you.

Contradiction with Exodus 40:12-15

Exodus 40:12-15 describes the washing and anointing of Aaron and his sons, emphasizing their roles as priests, whereas Numbers 8:20 refers to a broader obedience to God's commands by the Israelites and Levites, focusing less on washing and more on overall tasks completion.

Exodus 40:12-15: And thou shalt bring Aaron and his sons unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation, and wash them with water.
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