Contradiction with Exodus 20:4
While Exodus 25:38 refers to crafting utensils like snuffers, Exodus 20:4 prohibits making graven images, suggesting a contradiction in making crafted objects for religious purposes.
Exodus 20:4: 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:
Contradiction with Exodus 31:4-5
These verses celebrate the skillful craftsmanship endowed by God, which may seem in contrast to the utilitarian focus in Exodus 25:38 on the function of snuffers rather than artistry.
Exodus 31:4-5: To devise cunning works, to work in gold, and in silver, and in brass,
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-14
These verses criticize religious rituals when not accompanied by righteousness, possibly contradicting with the emphasis on ritual objects like those in Exodus 25:38.
Isaiah 1:11-14: 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 Amos 5:21-23
Amos portrays God's rejection of empty ritual, including instruments of worship, potentially contradicting with the value placed on items like snuffers in Exodus 25:38.
Amos 5:21-23: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Matthew 23:23
This verse criticizes focusing on minute details of the law, which might conflict with the detailed importance given to ritual utensils like in Exodus 25:38.
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]