Contradiction with Matthew 5:14-16
These verses emphasize letting one's light shine before others, contrasting with the prescribed ritualistic maintenance of the lamps in Leviticus 24:4.
Matthew 5:14-16: Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid.
Contradiction with Matthew 6:22-23
These verses depict the light as symbolic of inner goodness and perception, differing from the physical maintenance of the lamps.
Matthew 6:22-23: The light of the body is the eye: if therefore thine eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light.
Contradiction with John 8:12
Jesus refers to Himself as the light of the world, suggesting a personal embodiment of light rather than a ritualistic observance as in Leviticus 24:4.
John 8:12: Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.
Contradiction with 2 Corinthians 4:6
The focus is on God enlightening one's heart with knowledge, shifting from external ritual to internal enlightenment, in contrast to Leviticus 24:4.
2 Corinthians 4:6: For God, who commanded the light to shine out of darkness, hath shined in our hearts, to [give] the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ. [hath: Gr. is he who hath]
Contradiction with Ephesians 5:8-9
Encourages living as children of light through actions, focusing on moral guidance rather than maintaining physical lamps."
Ephesians 5:8-9: For ye were sometimes darkness, but now [are ye] light in the Lord: walk as children of light: