Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
While Leviticus 8:2 emphasizes the importance of offerings, Isaiah 1:11 questions the value of sacrifices when devoid of righteousness.
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
Contradicts by highlighting mercy and the knowledge of God over ritual sacrifices, unlike the emphasis on offerings in Leviticus 8:2.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Amos 5:22
Suggests God does not delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices, contradicting the role of offerings in Leviticus 8:2.
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
Asserts that God requires justice, mercy, and humility rather than ritual offerings as emphasized in Leviticus 8:2.
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
Quotes Hosea, prioritizing mercy over sacrifice, in contrast to the ritualistic focus in Leviticus 8:2.
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 Mark 12:33
Places loving God and neighbor above all burnt offerings and sacrifices, challenging the sacrificial focus of Leviticus 8:2.
Mark 12:33: And to love him with all the heart, and with all the understanding, and with all the soul, and with all the strength, and to love [his] neighbour as himself, is more than all whole burnt offerings and sacrifices.
Contradiction with Hebrews 10:8
Argues that God takes no pleasure in sacrifices and offerings, as outlined in Leviticus 8, showing a shift in covenant understanding.
Hebrews 10:8: 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;