Contradiction with Amos 5:23
This verse suggests that God sometimes rejects noise and music in worship: "Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols."
Amos 5:23: Take thou away from me the noise of thy songs; for I will not hear the melody of thy viols.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:13-14
These verses indicate that God can consider certain ceremonies and gatherings burdensome and unwanted: "Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting. Your new moons and your appointed feasts my soul hateth: they are a trouble unto me; I am weary to bear them."
Isaiah 1:13-14: Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; [it is] iniquity, even the solemn meeting. [iniquity: or, grief]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
This verse emphasizes mercy and knowledge of God over rituals: "For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings."
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:7
This verse warns against using vain repetitions in prayer, implying that outward rituals may not always align with sincere devotion: "But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen do: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking."
Matthew 6:7: But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the heathen [do]: for they think that they shall be heard for their much speaking.
Contradiction with Exodus 20:4-5
These verses caution against focusing worship on physical manifestations, which may include processes like the ones used to celebrate the Ark: "Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth: Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them."
Exodus 20:4-5: Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness [of any thing] that [is] in heaven above, or that [is] in the earth beneath, or that [is] in the water under the earth: