Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
This verse questions the value of offerings and sacrifices, contrasting Ezra 7:15 which involves bringing offerings to the house of the LORD.
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 Psalm 50:9-13
God expresses no need for material offerings, contradicting the call for offerings in Ezra 7:15.
Psalm 50:9-13: I will take no bullock out of thy house, [nor] he goats out of thy folds.
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
The emphasis on mercy over sacrifice contradicts the focus on offerings in Ezra 7:15.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
The call for justice and mercy above offerings contrasts with the material offerings mentioned in Ezra 7:15.
Micah 6:6-8: 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 Matthew 9:13
Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, contradicting the offering directive in Ezra 7:15.
Matthew 9:13: But go ye and learn what [that] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice: for I am not come to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance.