Contradiction with Exodus 30:32
This verse forbids making anointing oil like the one used in Leviticus 8:26, contradicting the special use of oil in rituals.
Exodus 30:32: Upon man's flesh shall it not be poured, neither shall ye make [any other] like it, after the composition of it: it [is] holy, [and] it shall be holy unto you.
Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7
This verse emphasizes that God looks at the heart, not outward ceremonies like those in Leviticus 8:26.
1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
Contradiction with Matthew 9:13
Jesus emphasizes mercy over sacrifice, which could contradict the ritualistic emphasis in Leviticus 8:26.
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
Highlights that God finds no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, contrasting with the sacrificial rituals in Leviticus 8:26.
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;
Contradiction with Hosea 6:6
Emphasizes desire for mercy, not sacrifice, contrasting with ritual emphasis in Leviticus 8:26.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
Questions the value of sacrifices and offerings, which are central to Leviticus 8:26, suggesting a contradiction.
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
Indicates God did not originally command burnt offerings after the Exodus, which could contradict the prescribed rituals in Leviticus 8:26.
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 Psalm 51:16
States that God does not delight in sacrifice, opposing the ritualistic importance in Leviticus 8:26.
Psalm 51:16: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
God rejects the Israelites' feasts and offerings, contrasting with the accepted offerings in Leviticus 8:26.
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]