Contradiction with Mark 7:15
This verse suggests that nothing external can defile a person, while Exodus 40:9 emphasizes the sanctification of external objects for holiness.
Mark 7:15: If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:1
This verse suggests that the law, with its rituals and offerings, is a shadow and not the ultimate reality, potentially contradicting the emphasis on ritual sanctification in Exodus 40:9.
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 Matthew 23:26
This verse emphasizes inner purity over external sanctification, which contrasts with the physical anointing of objects in Exodus 40:9.
Matthew 23:26: [Thou] blind Pharisee, cleanse first that [which is] within the cup and platter, that the outside of them may be clean also.
Contradiction with 1 Corinthians 6:19
This verse speaks of the body as a temple of the Holy Spirit, emphasizing an internal sanctuary over the external sanctification seen in Exodus 40:9.
1 Corinthians 6:19: What? know ye not that your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost [which is] in you, which ye have of God, and ye are not your own?
Contradiction with Romans 14:17
This verse states that the kingdom of God is not about eating and drinking, but righteousness, peace, and joy, suggesting a spiritual focus over the physical rituals like those in Exodus 40:9.
Romans 14:17: For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost.