Contradiction with Amos 5:21
This verse, which declares God's hatred for religious festivals, contrasts with the call for justice and righteousness in Amos 5:24.
Amos 5:21: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:13
This verse shows God rejecting offerings and assemblies, contradicting the essence of justice and righteousness commended in Amos 5:24.
Isaiah 1:13: 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 desire for mercy and acknowledgment over sacrifices contradicts the emphasis on justice in Amos 5:24.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Matthew 23:23
Jesus criticizes the Pharisees for neglecting justice, which seems to contrast the message of Amos 5:24 focusing on righteousness.
Matthew 23:23: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye pay tithe of mint and anise and cummin, and have omitted the weightier [matters] of the law, judgment, mercy, and faith: these ought ye to have done, and not to leave the other undone. [anise: Gr. dill]
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
These verses emphasize mercy and walking humbly with God, seemingly at odds with the straightforward call for justice in Amos 5:24.
Micah 6:6-8: 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?]