Contradiction with John 4:24
This verse describes God as a spirit and those who worship Him must do so in spirit and truth, while 1 Samuel 23:6 involves a physical object (the ephod) used for seeking God's guidance, presenting a physical means of communication with God.
John 4:24: God [is] a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship [him] in spirit and in truth.
Contradiction with Acts 7:48
This verse states that the Most High does not dwell in temples made with hands, challenging the notion implied in 1 Samuel 23:6 that God’s presence and guidance might be signified through the physical ephod.
Acts 7:48: Howbeit the most High dwelleth not in temples made with hands; as saith the prophet,
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1
This verse suggests that the law is only a shadow of the good things to come, contrasting with the use of the ephod in 1 Samuel 23:6 as a legitimate means of seeking divine guidance, suggesting a transition from old covenant symbols to the new covenant in Christ.
Hebrews 10:1: For the law having a shadow of good things to come, [and] not the very image of the things, can never with those sacrifices which they offered year by year continually make the comers thereunto perfect.
Contradiction with Colossians 2:17
This verse indicates that rituals are a shadow of things to come, which may contradict the implication that the ephod in 1 Samuel 23:6 is a necessary or effective means of accessing God's will.
Colossians 2:17: Which are a shadow of things to come; but the body [is] of Christ.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:23-25
These verses discuss how faith came after the law, contrasting with the dependence on the physical ephod as depicted in 1 Samuel 23:6, highlighting a progression from old rituals to the faith in Christ in the new covenant.
Galatians 3:23-25: But before faith came, we were kept under the law, shut up unto the faith which should afterwards be revealed.