Contradiction with Deuteronomy 12:32
Contradicts Ezra 5:17 by stressing strict adherence to God's commands, implying no room for external kingly verification.
Deuteronomy 12:32: What thing soever I command you, observe to do it: thou shalt not add thereto, nor diminish from it.
Contradiction with Acts 5:29
Emphasizes obeying God rather than human rulers, conflicting with seeking the king's decision in Ezra 5:17.
Acts 5:29: Then Peter and the [other] apostles answered and said, We ought to obey God rather than men.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 17:5
Warns against reliance on human authority, which contrasts with seeking the king's judgment in Ezra 5:17.
Jeremiah 17:5: Thus saith the LORD; Cursed [be] the man that trusteth in man, and maketh flesh his arm, and whose heart departeth from the LORD.
Contradiction with Proverbs 3:5
Encourages trust in God over human understanding, contrary to the reliance on a king's decision in Ezra 5:17.
Proverbs 3:5: Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.