Contradiction with Mark 7:15
Leviticus 16:3 emphasizes the ritual and specific offerings required for atonement, whereas Mark 7:15 suggests that external rituals do not defile a person, implying that inner purity is more important than ceremonial practices.
Mark 7:15: If any man have ears to hear, let him hear.
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:4
Leviticus 16:3 involves offering animal sacrifices for atonement, but Hebrews 10:4 states that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, suggesting the ineffectiveness of such sacrifices.
Hebrews 10:4: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
Leviticus 16:3 prescribes sacrifices as necessary for atonement, while Hosea 6:6 expresses God's preference for mercy and knowledge of Him rather than burnt offerings, implying a contradiction in the necessity of rituals.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17
While Leviticus 16:3 requires specific offerings, Psalm 51 suggests that God does not delight in sacrifice and that a broken spirit is more important, implying the limitations or lack of necessity for ritual sacrifices.
Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Leviticus 16:3 mandates sacrifices, but Isaiah 1:11 communicates God's weariness of the multitude of sacrifices, suggesting that such rituals are not what God ultimately desires.
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]