Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11
This verse questions the value of burnt offerings, which contradicts the instruction for offering a calf and a goat as sins offerings in Leviticus 9:2.
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
Emphasizes desire for mercy over sacrifices, contradicting Leviticus 9:2's emphasis on burnt offerings.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Psalm 40:6
States that God does not desire burnt offerings, in contrast to the directive given in Leviticus 9:2.
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 Jeremiah 7:22-23
Suggests God's primary command was to obey His voice rather than focusing on burnt offerings, which were central in Leviticus 9:2.
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 Hebrews 10:8
Notes that God has no pleasure in burnt offerings and sacrifices, challenging the instructions in Leviticus 9:2.
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;
Paradox #1
The contradiction or inconsistency in Leviticus 9:2 is the idea of sacrificing animals to please God, which can conflict with modern views on animal rights and ethics. Some people believe causing harm to animals is wrong, while the verse describes it as an acceptable religious practice.