Contradiction with Exodus 20:3
"Thou shalt have no other gods before me." contradicts Ezra 6:17, which describes sacrifices offered to God, potentially questioning the exclusivity of worship to one God.
Exodus 20:3: Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Contradiction with 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;" contradicts Ezra 6:17 by emphasizing that God has no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices.
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;
Contradiction with 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." contradicts Ezra 6:17 by questioning the value and necessity of sacrifices.
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 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:" contradicts Ezra 6:17 by suggesting that God did not originally command sacrifices.
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 Psalm 50:13
"Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?" contradicts Ezra 6:17 by rhetorically questioning the need or desire for animal sacrifices, as God does not consume these offerings.
Psalm 50:13: Will I eat the flesh of bulls, or drink the blood of goats?
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
"For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings." contradicts Ezra 6:17, emphasizing that God values mercy and knowledge over ritual sacrifices.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-7
"Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, and bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? Will the LORD be pleased with thousands of rams, or with ten thousands of rivers of oil? shall I give my firstborn for my transgression, the fruit of my body for the sin of my soul?" contradicts Ezra 6:17 by questioning the efficacy and sufficiency of sacrifices.
Micah 6:6-7: Wherewith shall I come before the LORD, [and] bow myself before the high God? shall I come before him with burnt offerings, with calves of a year old? [of a...: Heb. sons of a year?]
Contradiction with 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." contradicts Ezra 6:17 through the emphasis on obedience over 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
"I hate, I despise your feast days, and I will not smell in your solemn assemblies. Though ye offer me burnt offerings and your meat offerings, I will not accept them: neither will I regard the peace offerings of your fat beasts." contradicts Ezra 6:17 by expressing God's rejection of sacrifices when offered without righteousness and justice.
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 Proverbs 21:3
"To do justice and judgment is more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice." contradicts Ezra 6:17 by prioritizing justice and righteousness over sacrificial offerings.
Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.