Contradiction with Psalm 40:6
This verse emphasizes that God desires obedience and not sacrifices, which contradicts the focus on burnt offerings in Leviticus 1:12.
Psalm 40:6: Sacrifice and offering thou didst not desire; mine ears hast thou opened: burnt offering and sin offering hast thou not required. [opened: Heb. digged]
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
Here, God states His preference for mercy over sacrifice, contrasting the ritualistic procedures detailed in Leviticus 1:12.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
This verse questions the value of burnt offerings, presenting a contradiction to the instructions for sacrifices in Leviticus 1:12.
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 7:22-23
God emphasizes obedience over sacrifice, conflicting with the detailed sacrificial practices in Leviticus 1:12.
Jeremiah 7:22-23: 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 Amos 5:22
The rejection of burnt offerings and sacrifices in this verse stands in contrast to the instructions in Leviticus 1:12.
Amos 5:22: 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. [peace...: or, thank offerings]
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
This passage argues that God prefers justice and mercy over burnt offerings, which contradicts the practices outlined in Leviticus 1:12.
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' teaching that God desires mercy, not sacrifice, contradicts the sacrificial procedures detailed in Leviticus 1:12.
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 Hebrews 10:8-9
This passage explains that God is not pleased with burnt offerings and sacrifices, in contrast to Leviticus 1:12.
Hebrews 10:8-9: 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;