Contradiction with Exodus 30:9
States that no strange incense should be offered, emphasizing prohibition against deviations, while Leviticus 2:15 includes frankincense in a specific offering.
Exodus 30:9: Ye shall offer no strange incense thereon, nor burnt sacrifice, nor meat offering; neither shall ye pour drink offering thereon.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Questions the value of burnt offerings, contrasting with Leviticus 2:15's structured guidelines for acceptable offerings.
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 6:20
Suggests that frankincense and sweet cane from a far country are not pleasing, contradicting Leviticus 2:15, which includes frankincense.
Jeremiah 6:20: To what purpose cometh there to me incense from Sheba, and the sweet cane from a far country? your burnt offerings [are] not acceptable, nor your sacrifices sweet unto me.
Contradiction with Amos 5:22
God expresses disinterest in burnt and meal offerings, opposing the detailed offering instructions in Leviticus 2:15.
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 Matthew 12:7
Emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, challenging the necessity of the offerings described in Leviticus 2:15.
Matthew 12:7: But if ye had known what [this] meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice, ye would not have condemned the guiltless.