Contradiction with Leviticus 26:31
This verse discusses desolation and the destruction of sanctuaries, contrasting with the construction and orderly arrangements described in Ezekiel 46:23.
Leviticus 26:31: And I will make your cities waste, and bring your sanctuaries unto desolation, and I will not smell the savour of your sweet odours.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
This verse questions the value of burnt offerings, whereas Ezekiel 46:23 is part of instructions involving sacrificial facilities.
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 1 Samuel 15:22
This verse emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, while Ezekiel 46:23 pertains to the setting up of spaces for offerings, indicating the importance of sacrifices.
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 Amos 5:21-22
God expresses disapproval of Israel's feasts and offerings here, seeming to contradict the detailed instructions for sacrifices in Ezekiel 46:23.
Amos 5:21-22: I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. [in...: or, your holy days]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22
God indicates He did not command burnt offerings when He brought Israel out of Egypt, differing from the specific sacrificial instructions found in Ezekiel 46:23.
Jeremiah 7:22: For I spake not unto your fathers, nor commanded them in the day that I brought them out of the land of Egypt, concerning burnt offerings or sacrifices: [concerning: Heb. concerning the matter of]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 6:20
Sacrifices are described as not being pleasing to God, an apparent contradiction to the dedicated sacrifices outlined in Ezekiel 46:23.
Jeremiah 6:20: To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
This verse states God desires mercy, not sacrifice, differing from the detailed sacrificial preparations in Ezekiel 46:23.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.