Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Isaiah questions the need for burnt offerings, suggesting they do not please God, contradicting the detailed instructions for offerings in Leviticus 1:15.
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
Hosea emphasizes desiring mercy rather than sacrifice, contradicting the sacrificial requirement described in Leviticus 1:15.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Psalm 40:6
This Psalm notes that God does not desire burnt offerings, which contradicts the command in Leviticus 1:15.
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 Proverbs 21:3
It states that doing justice and judgment is more acceptable to the Lord than sacrifice, contrasting the significance of sacrifices in Leviticus 1:15.
Proverbs 21:3: To do justice and judgment [is] more acceptable to the LORD than sacrifice.
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:22-23
It claims God did not speak to the fathers or command burnt offerings in the day He brought them out of Egypt, contradicting the commandments in Leviticus.
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 5:21-22
God expresses disdain for Israel's sacrifices and offerings, contradicting the prescriptive sacrificial practice in Leviticus 1:15.
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 Micah 6:6-8
This passage suggests that God requires justice, mercy, and humility rather than burnt offerings, conflicting with the instruction in Leviticus 1:15.
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 Hebrews 10:4-6
It declares that it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins, challenging the purpose of blood sacrifices outlined in Leviticus 1:15.
Hebrews 10:4-6: For [it is] not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins.
Paradox #1
The moral conflict in the verse could stem from the practice it describes, which might be viewed as conflicting with modern views on animal rights and the ethical treatment of animals. Many people today find the idea of animal sacrifice at odds with current values that emphasize compassion and non-violence towards all living beings.