Contradictions and Paradoxes in Psalms 66:15

Check out Contradictions Catalog of Psalms 66:15 for the comprehensive list of verses that contradicts Psalms 66:15. Some key contradictions and paradoxes are described below.

According to the Psalm writer, this verse means that the person is promising to give special gifts to God, like nicely cooked animals and good smells, to show how thankful and loving they are. It's like giving God a big present to say "thank you" and "I love you."

Psalms 66:15: I will offer unto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with the incense of rams; I will offer bullocks with goats. Selah. [fatlings: Heb. marrow]

Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11

This verse questions the value of burnt offerings, implying they are not desired by God, which contradicts Psalm 66:15 where burnt sacrifices are offered.

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 Hosea 6:6

This verse states that God desires mercy and acknowledgment of Him rather than burnt offerings, contrasting with the act of offering sacrifices in Psalm 66:15.

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

Contradiction with Amos 5:22

Here, God expresses that He will not accept or regard offerings and sacrifices, which contradicts the act of offering burnt sacrifices in Psalm 66:15.

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 Micah 6:6-7

These verses question whether God is pleased with burnt offerings and thousands of rams, suggesting that such acts are not sufficient, contrasting with the sacrifices in Psalm 66:15.

Micah 6:6-7: 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?]
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