Contradiction with Amos 5:21-22
These verses express God's rejection of sacrificial offerings and feasts due to the people's insincerity, contradicting the pleasure in offerings mentioned in Malachi 3:4.
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]
Contradiction with Isaiah 1:11-13
God questions the value of sacrifices and offerings when accompanied by hypocrisy, contrasting with the acceptable offerings in Malachi 3:4.
Isaiah 1:11-13: 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
God desires mercy and acknowledgment rather than burnt offerings, which opposes the notion of pleasing sacrifices in Malachi 3:4.
Hosea 6:6: For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings.
Contradiction with Psalm 51:16-17
Sacrifices are not God's primary desire; He values a contrite heart, which contrasts with the focus on offerings in Malachi 3:4.
Psalm 51:16-17: For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give [it]: thou delightest not in burnt offering. [else...: or, that I should]
Contradiction with Jeremiah 7:21-23
God emphasizes obedience over burnt offerings, which contradicts the favorable view of offerings in Malachi 3:4.
Jeremiah 7:21-23: Thus saith the LORD of hosts, the God of Israel; Put your burnt offerings unto your sacrifices, and eat flesh.
Contradiction with Micah 6:6-8
The emphasis on justice, mercy, and humility rather than sacrifices contradicts the acceptable sacrifices mentioned in Malachi 3:4.
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?]