Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
Emphasizes obedience over sacrifices, contrasting with the focus on offerings in Exodus 25:6.
1 Samuel 15:22: And Samuel said, Hath the LORD [as great] delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, as in obeying the voice of the LORD? Behold, to obey [is] better than sacrifice, [and] to hearken than the fat of rams.
Contradiction with Psalm 40:6
States that God delights not in sacrifice, which conflicts with the instructions for offerings in Exodus 25:6.
Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]
Contradiction with Proverbs 21:3
Prioritizes doing justice over sacrifice, opposing the sacrificial emphasis in Exodus 25:6.
Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Questions the value of sacrifices, contrary to the offerings commanded in Exodus 25:6.
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
Highlights mercy over sacrifice, differing from the sacrificial directives in Exodus 25:6.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
Jesus prioritizes mercy over sacrifice, challenging the focus on offerings in Exodus 25:6.
Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8
Notes God's lack of pleasure in burnt offerings, which contradicts the commanded offerings in Exodus 25:6.
Hebrews 10:8: Above when he said, Sacrifice and offering and burnt offerings and [offering] for sin thou wouldest not, neither hadst pleasure [therein]; which are offered by the law;
Paradox #1
Exodus 25:6 deals with offerings for the construction of the tabernacle. A potential contradiction could be the emphasis on material offerings and resources, which might conflict with the idea of spirituality being more about inner virtues and less about physical wealth. Some might see a tension between focusing on spiritual values versus giving material goods.