Contradiction with Numbers 3:10
This verse states the Levites are to minister to the priesthood, contrasting "ministering" roles but not providing specific instruction or detail about priests facing a specific direction.
Numbers 3:10: And thou shalt appoint Aaron and his sons, and they shall wait on their priest's office: and the stranger that cometh nigh shall be put to death.
Contradiction with Numbers 18:5-7
These verses speak of the responsibilities of priesthood and Levites, but do not stipulate facing direction, which might seem to contradict directional specifics.
Numbers 18:5-7: And ye shall keep the charge of the sanctuary, and the charge of the altar: that there be no wrath any more upon the children of Israel.
Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 13:10
The verse mentions the rightful duties associated with priests and Levites but omits specific temple orientation mentioned in Ezekiel.
2 Chronicles 13:10: But as for us, the LORD [is] our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests, which minister unto the LORD, [are] the sons of Aaron, and the Levites [wait] upon [their] business:
Contradiction with Ezekiel 44:15-16
These verses refer to the duties of the Zadokite priests without mentioning the east-facing requirement, providing a contrast to the specific instruction in Ezekiel 40:45.
Ezekiel 44:15-16: But the priests the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister unto me, and they shall stand before me to offer unto me the fat and the blood, saith the Lord GOD:
Contradiction with Hebrews 7:12
Talks about the change of priesthood and law but does not focus on explicit duties or directions for facing, which indirectly contrasts with specifics in Ezekiel.
Hebrews 7:12: For the priesthood being changed, there is made of necessity a change also of the law.