Contradiction with Genesis 4:3-5
While Genesis 31:54 describes Jacob offering a sacrifice, Genesis 4:3-5 shows God rejecting Cain's sacrifice, indicating not all sacrifices are accepted.
Genesis 4:3-5: And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. [in process...: Heb. at the end of days]
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 15:22
Genesis 31:54 focuses on sacrifice, whereas 1 Samuel 15:22 suggests that obedience is more valued by God than sacrifice.
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 Isaiah 1:11
In Genesis 31:54 Jacob makes a sacrificial feast, but Isaiah 1:11 shows God's disdain for sacrifices when they are not accompanied by righteousness.
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 Hosea 6:6
Genesis 31:54 notes a sacrifice made by Jacob, while Hosea 6:6 expresses God's preference for mercy and knowledge of God over ritual sacrifices.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
Genesis 31:54 details a sacrificial offering, contrasting with Matthew 9:13, which quotes Jesus saying He desires mercy, not sacrifice.
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.
Contradiction with Mark 12:33
Genesis 31:54 involves a sacrificial ritual, whereas Mark 12:33 states that loving God and neighbors is more important than sacrifices.
Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8
Genesis 31:54 talks about the sacrificial act, but Hebrews 10:8 reflects God's lack of pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices as ultimately necessary.
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;