Contradiction with 2 Chronicles 30:18-20
These verses describe how Hezekiah prayed for those not ceremonially clean, and the Lord heard and healed the people, contrasting with Nehemiah's measures to purify the people strictly.
2 Chronicles 30:18-20: For a multitude of the people, [even] many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one
Contradiction with Acts 10:15
The Lord tells Peter that what God has cleansed should not be called common or unclean, which contradicts Nehemiah's need for purification from foreign elements.
Acts 10:15: And the voice [spake] unto him again the second time, What God hath cleansed, [that] call not thou common.
Contradiction with Matthew 15:11
Jesus emphasizes that what goes into the mouth does not defile a person, but what comes out, which contradicts Nehemiah’s efforts in physical purification.
Matthew 15:11: Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.
Contradiction with Galatians 3:28
Paul explains there is neither Jew nor Greek in Christ, contradicting Nehemiah's act of separating Israel from foreigners.
Galatians 3:28: There is neither Jew nor Greek, there is neither bond nor free, there is neither male nor female: for ye are all one in Christ Jesus.
Contradiction with Romans 14:14
Paul states that no food is unclean in itself, opposing Nehemiah's physical and ceremonial purifications.
Romans 14:14: I know, and am persuaded by the Lord Jesus, that [there is] nothing unclean of itself: but to him that esteemeth any thing to be unclean, to him [it is] unclean. [unclean: Gr. common]
Contradiction with Mark 7:18-19
Jesus explains that food cannot defile a person, opposing Nehemiah's commitment to dietary laws and purity customs.
Mark 7:18-19: Because it entereth not into his heart, but into the belly, and goeth out into the draught, purging all meats?